Reality

[NeedForSpeedNFS]

[quote name='<' date='./'']>,May 25 2004, 08:41 PM] Retraining funds to be available for airline workers
Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $800,000 to Pennsylvania to help laid-off airline workers obtain job retraining.

The funding, which will go the state Department of Labor and Industry, is expected to help about 500 workers, mostly in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, said U.S. Sens. Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter.

"Airline employees in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have been hit especially hard by declining airline travel and the subsequent layoffs," Specter said.

800,000 for 500 people=$16,000, not bad[/quote]
Did you quote Specter?, Santorum? Republican Senators??? The Republican controlled, US Dept. of labor giving money to laid off UNION workers for retraining????? Sorry, this MUST be wrong!!!!!!......................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mweiss]

Even Republicans have to bring home the bacon.

 

[NeedForSpeedNFS]

Even Republicans have to bring home the bacon.

In a state of over 12 million people, I doubt what they did for 500 laid off workers would get them any points for "bringing in pork".........

 

[mweiss]

It's a message, in addition to a handout for 500 workers.

 

[PITbull]

Santorum voted DOWN :down: 13 week extension on unemployment. It lost in the Senate by 1 vote. PIT Pres. E-lined that out to the f/as just as FYI....

He's going down in November too.

 

[NeedForSpeedNFS]

Santorum voted DOWN :down: 13 week extension on unemployment. It lost in the Senate by 1 vote. PIT Pres. E-lined that out to the f/as just as FYI....

He's going down in November too.

thanks for the info pitbul