Displaced Spring Hill GM/Saturn workers and suppliers get job training aid
Submitted by R. Neal on Wed, 2009/12/16 - 1:06pm

GM workers and employees of suppliers displaced by the shutdown of the Spring Hill GM/Saturn manufacturing plant may benefit from new job training grants totaling $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, Dislocated workers can receive training in a variety of high-demand occupations.

More details from the TN Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development.

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bizgrrl's picture

I heard an ad on the radio

Submitted by bizgrrl on Wed, 2009/12/16 - 2:43pm.

I heard an ad on the radio the other day trying to sell Saturn cars. Great deals are to be had. Will they be manufacturing them somewhere else any more?

EricLykins's picture

The House will consider a

Submitted by EricLykins on Wed, 2009/12/16 - 2:55pm.

The House will consider a JOBS! initiative tomorrow.  This measure will create or save jobs here at home with targeted investments ($75 billion) for highways and transit, school renovation, hiring teachers, police, and firefighters, small business, job training and affordable housing – key drivers of economic growth that have the most bang for the buck.  These investments are fully paid for by redirecting TARP funds from Wall Street to Main Street.

Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010

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"Defeatists united will never be a people."

EricLykins's picture

It's gonna take a lotta jo-obs..to keep Democrats in charge

Submitted by EricLykins on Thu, 2009/12/17 - 12:22pm.

Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with a House Amendment to H.R. 2847 – Jobs for Main Street Act (Rep. Obey – Appropriations) passed (217 - 212)

In addition to extending emergency unemployment compensation and COBRA subsidies through June, H.R. 2847:

· Invests $48 billion in highways and mass transit, school renovation, clean water facilities and affordable housing

· Invests $72 billion in saving or creating 250,000 education Jobs!, saving or creating 5,000 law enforcement and firefighting jobs, and training students and workers in high-growth industries

· Extends Recovery Act initiatives to help small businesses by eliminating fees on Small Business Administration loans and encouraging banks to lend to small businesses ""

 " I hope we can get it to President Obama's desk for his signature before the State of the Union." No sh*t, Madame P.

michael kaplan's picture

it's nuts that GM is getting

Submitted by michael kaplan on Wed, 2009/12/16 - 5:02pm.

it's nuts that GM is getting rid of Saturn. everyone i've known who has owned one thinks it's the best car they've ever had. it's not unusual to hear stories about the engines running upwards of 300,000 miles and gas mileage in excess of 40 mpg. maybe that's the problem: the car's not obsolescent or inefficient enough. combine that with a good UAW contract and you have a recipe for not-high-enough profits. a myopic decision IMO.

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