- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Aug. 14, 2006
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-08-14
- Date of Original:
- 2006-08-14
- 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 2006/8-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s8-h14-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s8-h14-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia
Department of Labor
NEWS RELEASE
SUITE 642
(404) 232-3685
148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30303-1751
FAX (404) 657-9996 Communications@dol.state.ga.us
Michael Thurmond
Commissioner
Sam Hall
Director of Communications
August 14, 2006......................................................FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thurmond announces dedication of transition center to assist Ford employees
ATLANTA State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond announced today that the Georgia Department of Labor will dedicate the on-site transition center it established to provide employment services to workers being laid off at Ford Motor Company in Hapeville.
The dedication of the Bo Marlow Transition Center will be Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 2:30 4 p.m. at 340 Henry Ford II Avenue. The transition center is named for the late R.S. "Bo" Marlow, the former president of the United Auto Workers of America (UAW) Local 882.
"The on-site transition center will enable the Georgia Department of Labor to serve the employment needs of the workers in a manner that is most convenient to them," said Thurmond. "Our staff will help the nearly 2,000 Ford workers who're losing their jobs with a wide range of services to help them return to work as quickly as possible. Providing these services on-site before the layoffs occur will expedite their transition between jobs."
Among the services being provided are transition assistance, outreach and recruitment, counseling, job search assistance, job development, job placement, basic skills training, basic education, workshops, classroom training, occupational skills training, customized training, on the job training and supportive services. Unemployment insurance services will also be available.
Services also will be provided to the workers through labor department career centers in the metro Atlanta area.
The company has also been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor to receive Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits, which may be awarded to laid-off workers who have been impacted by foreign competition.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AT (404) 232-3685.
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