2.19.10 Gamesa USA rehires 79 employees laid off from Cambria County turbine plant

Reports the Tribune-Democrat:

Workers applauded as Gov. Ed Rendell on Thursday made it official – all 79 employees laid off three months ago from a Cambria County wind-turbine plant are back at work.

And Spain-based Gamesa U.S.A. will be able to hire an additional 50 workers at its Ebensburg-area plant, thanks to $22.8 million in wind energy projects Rendell announced during his visit to the facility.

Union leaders were jubilant.

“Gamesa continues to invest in manufacturing right here and continues save U.S. jobs,” said Rob Winterall of United Steelworkers of America Local 2635.

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