Laid-Off SSCC Employees Receive U.S. Grant

摘要

The U.S. Department of Labor gave a $1.8 million grant to assist around 450 workers affected by layoffs at Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s (SSCC) recycled linerboard mill in western Montana. Awarded to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, this grant will be operated by the Statewide Workforce Programs and Oversight Bureau. The grant will provide dislocated workers from Plum Creek and SSCC who are also certified as eligible for trade adjustment assistance with access to "wrap-around" and supportive services. These services include dependent care and transportation assistance, which will help them pursue training opportunities and are not available through the TAA program. Any workers not eligible for TAA will have access to the full array of training and employment-related services under this grant.