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Friday, October 27, 2006
Uncle Sam lending auto workers a hand
Uncle Sam lending auto workers a handIn StarTribune.com Business
Motivated by the mass layoffs facing auto workers across the country, the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday said that Minnesota and four other states have been selected to participate in an initiative to provide displaced auto workers with as much as $6,000 in federal retraining money over two years. Displaced and current workers here and in Michigan, Georgia, Ohio and Missouri will test the new Career Advancement Accounts, which are meant to provide thousands of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. workers who will soon leave those firms with money for tuition, books and fees related t
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