Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance program

[Omaha Steve]

http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=542791&Itemid=34

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the extension of the expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance program:

"Last year, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress made the wise decision to expand Trade Adjustment Assistance eligibility to service sector workers adversely impacted by trade. Prior to that, the program focused solely on workers in the manufacturing sector. The expanded program offers a crucial lifeline to many working families whose breadwinners lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

"In fact, between May 2009 and the end of September, more than 155,000 Americans who may have otherwise been ineligible for assistance were certified to receive the income support and training that they desperately needed. TAA benefits can help participants keep food on the table for their families, and training ensures they are prepared for new employment opportunities.

"Unless Congress takes action, however, the expanded TAA program will expire at the end of 2010. That could leave a great many trade-impacted workers across the country without needed support and services. And it would undermine the progress we are making as a nation toward economic recovery.

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[FreakinDJ]

1. Fucking Retarded Trade Deals that displace workers

The REAL Answer is stop entering into such lop-sided trade deals that benefit a select few Wealthy Multinational Corporations and perform the job they were actually elected to do.........

To Serve "We the People" and NOT "A Few Well-Connected Corporations"