Article: 11,000 mfg. workers lose jobs to imports.

Imports are throwing thousands of manufacturing employees out of work. The Department of Labor certified 10,900 workers on October 9 and October 16 to receive Trade Adjustment Assistance due to direct foreign competition that killed their jobs, says Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. The federal government will provide these workers with help to find "new opportunities in emerging sectors," she added, but did not say just what those "emerging sectors" might be, nor the "opportunities." The Labor Department stopped releasing announcements of TAA certifications during the George W. Bush administration. Only in recent months has it started notifying the press about recent ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!