About 226 workers who face losing their jobs when Stanadyne Corp. in Windsor moves its auto engine-building operation South in two years could be eligible for benefits beyond unemployment, the federal labor department said today.
Stanadyne announced in April that approximately half of its 500 Windsor workers will be affected when it shifts by 2011 its engine operation to its plants in Jacksonville and Washington, N.C.
The U.S. Department of Labor said the 226 Stanadyne workers age 50 and older are among about 1,400 out-of-work Americans in Connecticut, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio and South Dakota who are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance.
“American workers in many locations are being impacted by auto industry restructuring,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “Trade Adjustment Assistance is one way to help laid-off individuals to re-build their lives and continue to support their families.”
Those benefits may include wage subsidies, retraining, job search and relocation allowances, and health coverage tax credits.
The labor agency said eligible workers will be contacted by their respective states with instructions on how to apply for individual benefits and services.
In Connecticut, the labor agency said that so far this year it has certified 14 trade adjustment assistance cases covering approximately 640 workers. Nationwide, an estimated 98,900 workers have been certified, the agency said.
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