WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that workers from Montezuma Manufacturing are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
“This assistance will help provide training and new skills to these workers so they can get back on their feet and compete for new jobs in the future,” Grassley said.
Workers from Montezuma Manufacturing as well as on-site leased workers from Temp Associates in Montezuma who totally or partially lost their jobs on or after August 5, 2008 through two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
Workers can access these benefits by going to the local one-stop career center. The closest career center can be found by visiting www.servicelocator.org and entering a worker’s home zip code. The closest career center to Montezuma is the Iowa Workforce Development Center located at 408 South 11th Street in Oskaloosa.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance Program is a federal program that provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports. The Trade Adjustment Assistance program offers a variety of benefits and reemployment services to help unemployed workers prepare for and obtain suitable employment. Workers may be eligible for training, job search and relocation allowances, income support, and other reemployment services.