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Governor Announces Dislocated Worker Grant

17 July 1998

Governor Announces Dislocated Worker Grant To Michigan AFL-CIO Human Resources Development, Inc.

    LANSING, Mich., July 17 -- Governor Engler today announced
the award of a $1,182,971 dislocated worker grant to the Michigan AFL-CIO
Human Resources Development, Inc. (HRDI) based in Lansing, Michigan.  This
award will provide job training services to dislocated and laid off workers in
1998-1999 to all 25 Michigan Works! areas.
    "We are committed to helping workers get back to work as quickly as
possible and to increasing the availability of quality services and training
options," said Governor Engler.
    Michigan AFL-CIO Human Resources Development, Inc. has received nearly 15
million dollars in federal funding from the Michigan Jobs Commission for
similar programs since 1990.
    Michigan HRDI will recruit displaced workers through Michigan Unemployment
Agency, unemployment insurance recipients, local employment service providers,
state, regional and local labor organizations, community agencies, and
employers undergoing workforce reduction.  Eligible participants will be
enrolled into occupational skills training, on-the-job training, or classroom
training.
    Funding for the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act
is made available by the federal Job Training Partnership Act administered
through the Michigan Jobs Commission.