b'Trade adjustment assistance provides a safety net US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDSfor workers whose jobs are sent overseas and helps NEARLY $20M IN FUNDING TO SUP- them return to the workforce, said Secretary of PORT TRAINING, SERVICES, WAGELabor Marty Walsh. In many cases, these workers SUBSIDIES FOR WORKERS HURT BYare among our nations most vulnerable: they are FOREIGN TRADEoften older, more diverse, less educated and highly tenured. WASHINGTONThe U.S. Department of LaborWithout congressional action to reauthorize the pro-today announced the award of $19,796,000 ingram,theTAAProgramenteredaphased funding to provide training and employmentterminationstatusonJuly1,2022,leavingthe services in 45 states and Puerto Rico to eligibleprogram able only to provide benefits and services to workers affected adversely by foreign trade.eligibleworkerswhosepetitionswerecertified beforeJuly1,2022.Theprogramremainsin The awards are the departments final distribution oftermination until the last eligible worker is served or fiscal year 2022 funds to states through the TradeuntilCongressreauthorizestheTAAprogramto Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program, andaccept new petitions to cover affected workers. follow $201.8 million in awards announced in June. Administered by the deparments EmploymentWith Congress help to reauthorize the Tradeand Training Administration, the program supportsAdjustment Assistance for Workers Program, we can training, employment and case managementshow these workers and others displaced from their services, job search and relocation allowances andjobs by foreign competition that government works income support during training.for them, Secretary Walsh added. (continued on Page 19) 15'