SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED TO ISLAND AQUACULTURE AND OQUOSSOC HATCHERY

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has granted Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to workers who were recently laid off by either Island Aquaculture, Incor Oquossoc Hatchery.

"It is our hope that these displaced workers, who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, will benefit from this assistance," Senators Snowe and Collins said in a joint statement. "This TAA funding will help these hard working, skilled workers receive the support they need to return to the workforce"

TAA provides assistance for workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition. Benefits to workers who are newly unemployed include training, education, job search and relocation allowances, and re-employment services including counseling, interview training, and resume assistance. Health care tax credits and unemployment benefits extensions are also established for a company that has received TAA certification.

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