Dozens of economic and workforce development professionals and others interested in assisting workers, businesses and communities suffering in this weak economy attended a Layoff Aversion and Response Conference on Wednesday to showcase under-utilized layoff aversion and layoff response tools.
“We’ve experienced some of the worst of times these last few years, but we’ve also tested our ability to adapt and respond,” said Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC), who opened the conference. “We’ve learned to bend our practices to meet new demands, to leverage scarce resources, to reach out to unlikely partners and to embrace innovative public policy.”
This unique conference, presented by the WSLC in partnership with the Washington State Employment Security Department and State Department of Commerce, was designed to describe tools available to both businesses and workers to “weather the storm,” including:
For business liaisons:
For worker liaisons:
When layoffs due to foreign competition cannot be avoided, there is special assistance available to both laid-off workers and businesses. The WSLC, in cooperation with the Employment Security Department, maintains a website to help workers and businesses affected by foreign competition access the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. It provides support to laid off workers and downsizing businesses impacted by jobs leaving the USA or foreign products making it hard to compete. For more information, visit www.TAA-Washington.org or call toll-free at 1-866-TAA-3399.
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