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Clackamas County gets grant to help veterans train for jobs Community Solutions for Clacka- mas County (CSCC) has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans Workforce Investment Program to continue to help veterans statewide train for and find jobs. Labor’s Community Service Agency, AFL-CIO, and the Oregon State Employment Department are contract partners in the project. Through the grant, veterans re- ceive skills assessments, individual job counseling, labor market informa- tion, classroom or on-the-job training, skills upgrading and retraining and placement assistance. For its part, Labor’s Community Service Agency is helping veterans get plugged in to construction appren- ticeship training programs. LCSA Executive Director Glenn Shuck has made program presenta- tions to union organizations, con- ducted mailings to distribute veterans program information, staffed informa- tional booths at veterans events and referred veterans to appropriate serv- ices. “The success of our program is built upon strong partnerships be- tween state workforce systems, organ- ized labor and businesses who want to see our Oregon National Guard, Re- servists and enlisted military person- nel successfully transition to civilian employment,” said Maureen Thomp- son, CSCC director and grant recipi- ent. The Clackamas County award was one of 12 Veterans Workforce Invest- ment Program grants announced by the Labor Department and the only West Coast grantee. The awards to- taled $6.7 million. For more information on the Com- munity Solutions for Clackamas County grant, contact Maureen Thompson at 503-655-8842. Rain Forest Boots Made in America! Try a pair on, you’ll like them. Tough boots for the Northwest. AL’S SHOES 5811 SE 82nd, Portland 503-771-2130 Mon-Fri 10-7:30 Sat 10-5:30 Sun 12-6 Karl Bik, Co-Chairman Cement Masons Trust Funds for Northern California The bank of labor has on-the-job experience in Taft-Hartley trust fund management supports you with an expert labor team and one easy point of contact offers investment solutions to build and protect your hard-earned funds gives workers the benefit of customized health and retirement plans has worked on behalf of unions for more than 50 years. Invest in you ® Labor Management Trust Services Stephen Heady, Vice President, (503) 450-1270 Louis Nagy, Vice President, (503) 450-1273 Labor Management Deposit Services Diane Williams, Senior Vice President & Manager, (213) 236-5085 John Mendoza, Vice President & Relationship Manager, (415) 705-7112 Visit us at unionbank.com JULY 20, 2007 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS ©2007 Union Bank of California, N.A. Member FDIC PAGE 5
