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ACTION ALERTS
Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act (WANTO) funding restored
Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act (WANTO). WANTO funding ($982,000) has been restored in the final 2006 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill.
DATE POSTED: Jan 20, 2006
Chicago Women in Trades provides comments on the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) is up for reauthorization in 2003. The Act is designed to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants as well as increase their occupational skills. CWIT has submitted recommendations to the Department of Labor to facilitate women’s access to nontraditional careers. For a summary of these recommendations, please download the attached document.
DATE POSTED: Jul 11, 2002
