Re: Say NO NO NO to Wal-Mart!!!

| I'm sorry.  Are you saying that the office will not attempt to place you
in
| SOME kind of work?
|
Not saying that at all but that the touted worker retraining program that
was originally funded via fees on the H1-B program has been ruled out of
reach for many of the people displaced.  The same applies to the programs
for many under the programs intended to retrain those who've lost jobs to
off shore manufacturing.

The other issue is that even where the unemployment office tries to find
work there often is none to be had. I'm told, again third and forth hand
info but from sufficient independent sources to lend some credence, that
jobs as CNA (certified nursing assistance -- what was once called nursing
aids) have a 20 to 1 applicant to opening in the NC area. State employment
security is pushing people into training classes for this and the must know
that there will be few jobs when these people are certified.


Things are so bad that EMTs who are far over qualified are pushing the CNAs
out of the running.