Upcoming Meetings

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!

WDC 20TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL FORUM
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

WDC Board Meeting/Peer-to-Peer Best Practices Session
Monday, September 22, 2008

Please register to attend the 20th Annual Congressional Forum of The U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council (WDC) on Tuesday, September 23, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the St. Gregory Hotel & Suites, 2033 M Street, NW in Washington, DC 20036. We will be holding a portion of the Forum with members of Congress and Congressional Staff.

Click here for an updated draft agenda as of September 5.

Prior to the Congressional Forum, the WDC Board meeting, as well as a peer-to-peer best practices exchange on a variety of topics, will be held on Monday, September 22 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Please share this invitation with colleagues you think would be interested in participating in a national networking opportunity in Washington, DC. Click here for a description of the Congressional Forum for you to disseminate.

You may now register online at http://usmayors.org/2008CongressionalForum.

If you prefer, you may complete the registration form manually. To access the registration and hotel reservation form click here and fax it to our meeting department at (202) 467-4276.

Room reservations must be made by calling the hotel directly. Please identify yourself as an attendee of The U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting to ensure the group rate. The deadline for hotel discount rate was August 20, 2008.

Your involvement in the Workforce Development Council is a great asset to workforce development across the country. We look forward to your participation in the Congressional Forum.

Reports, Announcements, and Articles

New from Wall Street Journal

Displaced-Worker Aid is Proposed: CEO Group Backs $22 Billion Package, Funded by Taxes
By Deborah Solomon

The attached Wall Street Journal article, dated July 30, 2008, outlines a policy paper commissioned by the chief executives of the nation’s largest financial-services companies proposing $22 billion in funding to expand programs to assist workers displaced by international trade. The $22 billion price tag would be funded through tax increases, and dwarfs the approximately $1 billion currently spent annually on trade adjustment assistance programs.

To access the article, click here.

Below is the report referenced in the article.

Succeeding in the Global Economy: An Adjustment Assistance Program for American Workers
By Grant D. Aldonas, Robert Z. Lawrence and Mathew J. Slaughter

A white paper that proposes policy recommendations in the following areas: 1) providing wage-loss insurance, 2) health insurance benefits for workers in transition, 3) greater access to savings for workers in transition, 4) life-long learning, and 5) funding the Adjustment Assistance Program. Its goal is to expand labor-market supports for American workers by $22 billion per year.

ETA Releases

• ETA and Partners Deploy Assets to Respond to Gustav and the Hurricane Season
  September 4, 2008

• Disaster Recovery Site for Hurricanes (2008)
  September 3, 2008

• Department and Major League Baseball Launch 'Pitch' Campaign to Encourage Businesses to Hire Individuals with Disabilities
  September 3, 2008

• ETA Announces Availability of Guide and Four "How-To" Manuals on Creating and Sustaining Employer-Based Workforce Development Intermediaries
  September 2, 2008

• ETA Publishes Updated ACSI Weights for Customer Satisfaction Surveys; Announces Availability of DVRS 7.1
  September 2, 2008