- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, June 11, 1998B
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1998-06-11
- Date of Original:
- 1998-06-11
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1998/6-11B
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s6-h11b-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s6-h11b-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
June 11, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROME AREA WORKERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRA/NAFTA BENEFITS
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that former employees of General Electric Co., Medium Transformer Operation in Rome may be eligible for compensation under provisions of either the federal Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 or the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act of 1993.
About 180 workers, engaged in the production of medium transformers, may be affected. The plant is operating with about 10 people.
Claims for these workers may be filed on Wednesday, June 24, at the IUE Local 191 Union Hall at 5 Redmond Court in Rome.
The Georgia Department of Labor's Rome office at 462 Riverside Parkway N.E. serves the area. The telephone number is (706) 295-6051. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The NAFTA and TRA petitions filed on behalf of the employees of the company who lost their jobs due to foreign import competition were approved by the U.S. Department of Labor on Feb. 6 and March 3 respectively. The petitions cover workers who became totally or partially separated from their jobs on or after Dec. 19, 1996 and June 26, 1997, respectively. Workers covered under both TRA and NAFTA petitions must choose under which program to file claims.
NAFTA legislation provides assistance to workers adversely affected because of imports from Canada and Mexico or shifts in production from the United States to those countries.
Under the federal law, former workers who are determined to be eligible could receive a total of 78 weeks of jobless benefits, which would include 26 weeks of regular unemployment compensation, plus up to 52 weeks of TRA or NAFTA benefits. Eligible recipients must be either enrolled in approved training, or have that requirement waived, to receive the weekly federal benefits. The maximum weekly benefit amount is $224.
Claimants will also receive other assistance, including employment counseling, testing, job search grants, placement services and relocation benefits. All available benefits will be discussed individually with each claimant at the time the claim is filed.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-98-642
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