2004-05-16
Laid-Off Workers Could Lose Job Training | An APWire article by Patrick Congdon, picked up by FindLaw notes that a little known change in federal Department of Labor rules cuts off funding for job retraining services to laid off workers in smaller businesses |
Noting that this is yet another "mixed message" from the White House gang of robber barons, it effectively means that opportunities for improving personal hirability for skilled jobs will become even more scarce | The article noted that the Bush Adminstration budget also cut the total allocation to these programs both for this year and next | Quoth one DOL wag [Mason Bishop, deputy assistant secretary for employment and training], "We have finite resources, so we need to be more efficient and effective in how we administer these monies people get the training they need," |
The article noted that "Labor Department officials said the change is meant to make the confusing rules governing the grants simpler and more consistent"
I suppose there's always a new WalMart opening up somewhere for the poor saps to get hired with | Another public policy fiasco, lost in the hubbub about the war in Iraq |
For another perspective, check out the Workforce Alliance website; a group who believes what's important are to Help more workers get the skills they need to advance, and to Help more local businesses get the skilled workers they need to compete |
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