$50 Million From Stimulus Going To Retrain Workers In Auto Industry Communities

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/11168

$50 million dollars is being set aside for retraining in communities hit by job losses and plant closings in the auto sector. According to Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers Ed Montgomery the money is part of the $787-billion stimulus plan. It will be used specifically for retraining workers so they have skills for new green technology jobs coming down the pipeline. More details concerning exactly how and where the funds will be distributed will be released in the coming month. According to the Detroit Free Press the grant program’s goal is to build “partnerships between schools, community organizations and entrepreneurs” to develop local strategies for job creation.

[w4rma]

1. For what? (nt)

[madrchsod]

2. for jobs that will be sold to china .

as soon as the workers ask for more money and better benefits the employer will move south or overseas.