Feds Give Laid-off Boeing Workers A Helping Hand

by bill - 2013-08-05 ( education / civics / politics ) [html version]

The Labor Department ruling also means that if laid-off Boeing workers need to travel, say to California, for a job interview, the government will reimburse 90 percent of the costs.

Read, listen or watch the rest here: Feds give laid-off Boeing workers a big helping hand ~ Business & Technology ~ The Seattle Times

"Thanks to a federal program lined up by their unions, local workers laid off during the current dip in employment at Boeing Commercial Airplanes will enjoy a financial cushion that's much, much plumper than what the average unemployed state resident gets."