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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The United Steelworkers union and Maryland's economic development chief say they disagree with a federal order that global steel giant Mittal Steel Co. sell its Sparrows Point mill near Baltimore to settle antitrust issues raised by the Dutch company's planned acquisition of Arcelor SA.
While ordering the sale of the Maryland plant, the consent decree proposed Tuesday by Justice Department would allow Mittal to keep a Weirton, W.Va., mill that had volunteered to be sold to preserve competition for tin-plated steel, which is used primarily for food and aerosol cans.
The United Steelworkers, which represents the mill's 2,106 production workers, said it will seek a reversal of the decision because selling Sparrows Point won't necessarily help workers or the company.
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