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ETA News Release: [10/22/2002]
Contact Name: Elissa Pruett
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676

Labor Grant Will Aid Dislocated Iowa Workers

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $427,000 National Emergency Grant To Supplement Re-employment Programs

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced a National Emergency Grant of more than $427,000 that will aid 120 workers laid off from International Paper in Clinton, Iowa. The new grant supplements a previous grant of $231,000 awarded in April for workers laid off from the company. National Emergency Grants are part of the secretary’s discretionary fund. A grant is awarded after a state or local workforce investment board submits a request and the grant guidelines have been met.

“The President and I have been working hard to ensure Iowa has the resources to get her displaced workers the job and skills training they need to find re-employment,” Chao said. “We look forward to seeing these workers in Clinton get back to work.”

The project will be operated by Eastern Iowa Community College, and will supplement existing re-employment programs including: job search assistance, job development, job placement, basic skills training and counseling.

“Helping American workers who have lost their jobs remains a top priority for this Administration,” said Chao. “The President and I believe temporary assistance for displaced workers will help the economy grow quickly and create more desirable and secure jobs.”

For more information on the Department of Labor’s unemployment and re-employment programs please go to www.dol.gov.

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