The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding an increment of its National Emergency Grant of $448,197 to provide re-employment services for approximately 713 workers who were laid off at Electrolux in Jefferson and Webster City, Iowa, as well as three of its suppliers in Webster City and Ames, Iowa.
"Any time a major employer shuts its doors, communities suffer," says Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The additional federal funding announced today will help support these workers and their community by providing continued training and job placement assistance."
The grant, which is being distributed to the Iowa Workforce Development, will provide eligible workers with access to training and support along with other services they may receive because of their eligibility for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits.
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Electrolux first started to relocate its operations from Jefferson and Webster City to Juarez, Mexico, in July 2008, and in February 2009, the company announced it was moving all manufacturing operations to Juarez while transferring each distribution operation to an existing center in El Paso, Texas. Workers faced layoffs between May 2008 and June 2011.
The first grant was awarded Aug. 25, 2010, for up to $1,352,776 when half of that amount was initially distributed. The second half of the grant was awarded Oct. 14, 2011, and the most recent additional funding brings the total amount to $1,800,973.
National Emergency Grants are included in the secretary of labor's discretionary fund and are given based on a state's ability to meet certain guidelines.
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