GM workers qualify for TAA benefits
More than 400 workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Shreveport will receive aid from the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program. Nearly 800 employees of the GM plant will be without jobs Sept. 29, when the plant will eliminate its second shift. The plant produces the GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Colorado, Hummer H3 and H3T.
The TAA program was created in 1974 to assist people who lose jobs or face a reduction in hours or wages, due to increased imports. Louisiana has received more than $10 million in TAA funds since 2003, according to a news release from U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.
Workers can access the TAA benefits by going to their local one-stop career center. The easiest way for workers to locate the facility is to visit www.servicelocator.org and entering their zip code.
There are two career centers listed in Shreveport and Bossier City:
n Caddo Career Solutions Center, 2900 Dowdell St., Shreveport, LA 71103, (318) 676-5655 or (318) 676-7746
n Bossier Business and Career Solutions Center, 4000 Viking Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111, (318) 741-7363
TAA benefits include job training, allowances for readjustment, relocation and job search, health coverage tax credits and a wage subsidy.
— From Staff Reports
