In front of a crowd of about 100 steelworkers and other union officials, Gov. Bill Ritter signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon to require state agencies spending federal stimulus money to give a preference for contracts that pledge to use U.S.-made steel, iron and manufactured goods. Ritter’s support from organized labor was shaken earlier this year when he vetoed several bills sought by unions, but he was given a standing ovation by the Pueblo steelworkers in the Local 2102 union hall Wednesday afternoon, The Pueblo Chieftain reports.

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