[Mwa] Workforce Development Action Alert on the Senate Budget!

[Deborah Mutschler]

Hello MWA listserve:

Workforce development did not fare well in the Senate Ways and Means budget! Please call your State Senator today and ask him/her to co-sponsor the amendments below, all of which seek to restore funding to levels closer to the current fiscal year budget. The amendments will be debated on Wednesday and Thursday so make your calls soon! 

Amendment #5 (Senator McGee) $3 million to fund the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund

Amendment #326 (Senator Baddour) $32.5 million for ABE and ESOL funding (level funding from last year)

Amendment #452 (Senator Hart) $7,129,687 for School to Career Connecting Activities

Amendment #296 (Senator McGee) $6,000,000 for One-Stop Career Centers

The State House switchboard is 617-722-2000. If you don't know your who your Senator is, you can find that information at http://www.wheredoivotema.com.


Deborah Mutschler
Executive Director
Massachusetts Workforce Alliance (MWA)
6 Beacon Street, Suite 415
Boston, MA  02108

ph: 617-780-1770

deborah at massworkforcealliance.com
www.peer.mwapolicy,org


"The Massachusetts Workforce Alliance unites individuals, organizations, and coalitions to advance sensible workforce development policy that creates true economic opportunity for low-income people." 
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