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Laid off paper mill workers to get job training

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 11:20 a.m.

KIMBERLY, Wis. (AP) — The state of Wisconsin says state and federal help will be available for about 600 workers laid off by the NewPage paper mill in Kimberly.

The mill has already let at least 125 workers go, and the remaining 475 will be out of work when production stops Sept. 8.

State Department of Workforce Development spokesman Dick Jones said Tuesday the amount of money available for retraining will depend on how many people seek services.

Services will be provided at local job centers and paid for by the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Workers age 50 and older can apply for extended unemployment and other benefits.

Union president Andy Nirschl says the government help is appreciated, but workers would rather have the mill stay open.

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belisamasana
Aug 28, 2008 at 7:36 a.m.
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Pretty soon we're going to start to look like Michigan :(

onelife2live
Aug 28, 2008 at 3:53 a.m.
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More layoffs? C'mon Wisconsin, at least try and attract businesses or at least keep the ones we currently have.

Roadmaster
Aug 27, 2008 at 4:26 p.m.
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The product they make is coated paper, used in magazine production. Imports from China, Korea and Indonesia are being dumped on the US Market.

Last I checked these countries are not in North America and thus not covered by NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement).

bubbavoo
Aug 27, 2008 at 2:53 p.m.
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That's exactly right ski...

truth1
Aug 27, 2008 at 1:18 p.m.
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They sure DO import this stuff.
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Go to some stores and look at writing tablets and to the library/bookstores and see the big, new books ........ "MADE IN CHINA"

ski1357
Aug 27, 2008 at 11:43 a.m.
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Wow, look at that all you GM employee haters!! It isn't just GM employees that get state assistance.

belisamasana
Aug 27, 2008 at 11:36 a.m.
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Sounds like it Sarah. When I was laid off from Beloit Corp, which made paper machines, we qualified for training because we lost our jobs to businesses overseas.

SarahB
Aug 27, 2008 at 11:31 a.m.
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Why is the mill closing? Don't tell me we now import this stuff too?!

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