Congressman Dingell Offers a Guidebook for Displaced Workers. With Michigan’s unemployment rate leading the nation and thousands more workers set to lose their jobs as the auto industry restructures, U.S. Rep. John Dingell’s office has compiled http://www.house.gov/dingell/pdf/displacedworkerguidebook.pdfa guidebook for displaced workers, including information on unemployment benefits, food stamps, foreclosure assistance, job training programs and more.
Dingell, a Dearborn Democrat, is making the booklet of guidelines available to UAW workers at General Motors’ Willow Run Transmission plant in Ypsilanti slated for closure. But he has also put it on his congressional Web site, so the information can be of help to anyone who might need it.
It includes descriptions of various services available, with phone numbers and additional Web sites for more information.
“We heard from dozens of people ready to find a new opportunity, and they believe things will get better in Michigan. But they are painfully aware of how difficult this transition will be,” said Dingell. “While this guidebook may not replace a lost job, it is designed to help Michiganders pinpoint the people and organizations out there ready to help.”
Cited report: Displaced Worker Assistance and Training Opportunities Guidebook
For the full article, see Todd Spangler, "Guidebook aims to help state's unemployed", Detroit Free Press, June 8, 2009. [Red Tape Blog]
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