| Legislation --
Section 118 |
WIA Final Rule |
Union goals-a
beginning |
| (b)(1)(A) An identification
of the needs of businesses, job
seekers, and workers in the local area |
661.350(a)(1) |
Need for good, stable jobs, that
pay a family-sustaining wage
and provide benefits is identified.
Communities,
as well as job seekers and workers, want good quality jobs, rather
than low wage, unstable jobs.
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| (b)(1)(B) An identification
of the current and projected
employment opportunities in the
local area |
661.350(a)(2) |
Employment opportunities
at union companies and workplaces
are identified. |
| (b)(1)(C) The jobs skills
necessary to obtain suchemployment
opportunities |
661.350(a)(2) |
Most jobs that provide
a living wage require training.
It needs to be made clear that the skills
that are needed require significant
amounts of training. |
| (b)(2) A description of
the local One-Stop delivery
system |
661.350(a)(3) |
Wagner-Peyser funded activity must
be provided by state merit
staff. It is critical that no
unionized jobs are lost due to the transition to
WIA.
Unionized providers
who provide good jobs themselves should have an advantage in becoming
part of the One-Stop.
Be sure to think
through how union training programs that want to receive public
funding for training, intensive services, or core services in a
specific sector will be able to. Do they need to be name now? Will
they be eligible later?
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| (b)(2)(A) How the local
boards hall ensure continuous
improvement and that providers
will meet the needs of local
employersand participants |
661.350(a)(3)(i) |
What information will be needed to
decide if the services are
effective?
- Do participants receive benefits?
- What is the wage per hour, not
just the total weekly or
monthly income that can be seen in
UI (unemployment insurance) records?
- Which employers are benefiting
the most from placements
and training funds?
- How long do workers stay at these
employers?
- What else?
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