From: New Liberation News Service <nlns@igc.apc.org>
Subject: survival guide - laidoff workers
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Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:08:40 GMT

/* Written 12:13 pm  Jan  6, 1993 by worklife@igc.apc.org in igc:labor.resource */
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STARTING OVER
A Survival Guide for Laid Off Workers
A booklet for workers and their families
Center for Working Life

When there is a layoff, down-sizing, or closure, workers and
their families face a wide range of problems and challenges that
go beyond simple economic hardship and the difficulty of finding
new jobs.  It is important to deal with these potential barriers
that can interfere with the ability of workers to use job
placement and retraining programs.

Starting Over presents an overview of some of the problems that
can follow a layoff - and tips on how to handle them.  This
booklet was written to be used as part of an early intervention
and prevention strategy to address barriers to program success.

Starting Over has been used across the country by federally
funded JTPA and EDWAAA outplacement and retraining programs,
Private Industry Councils, joint labor-management programs,
corporations, military bases, and unions.  Starting Over is an
inexpensive, effective tool for use in JTPA rapid response units
and in program recruitment.

HERE'S WHAT PREVIOUS USERS HAVE SAID ABOUT STARTING OVER
"What impresses me about Starting Over is how precisely it
addresses the needs of participants in our Dislocated Worker
Programs.  It is a tool that has motivated people to use our
services."
- Gay Plair Cobb, Chief Operating Office, Oakland PIC

"This booklet was useful to our people during the difficult
period following notice of lay-off.  It gave words to what people
were feeling and helped them channel their energy in a positive
direction."
- Terry Broderick, Plant Superintendent, Gerber Foods

"Both our English and our Spanish speaking members could relate
to Starting Over because the booklet recognizes the importance of
the union as a source for helping laid-off workers."
- Ignacio de la Fuente, President, IMAW 164

Starting Over users include:
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Washington Employment Security Department
New Hampshire Job Training Council
North Dakota Job Services
Oakland Private Industry Council
Western Indiana Private Industry Council
New York State Department of Labor
Pueblo Army Depot
Presidio Army Base
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Intel Corporation
Westinghouse Corporation
Hughes Aircraft
UAW/GM Human Resource Center
UAW/Chrysler National Training Center
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
Colorado AFL-CIO

CENTER FOR WORKING LIFE
Dislocated Worker Services
CWL has provided support services to laid-off workers and trained
peer counselors and program staff in over 100 layoffs nationwide.

CWL offers a range of consultation and training services to
dislocated worker programs.  Services include:
- Designing layoff services
- Case management training
- Peer counselor training
- In-service staff training
- Counseling and support services

Starting Over is a unique booklet written for workers in
pre-layoff and post-layoff programs.  In readable language, this
updated and revised 20 page booklet discusses many of the key
issues that laid-off workers and their families must face during
the transition to new employment.

Starting Over is based on the Center for Working Life's ten years
of experience in providing direct service and training service
providers and peer counselors in dislocated worker programs
across the country.

This revised and expanded edition includes sections on:
- The mental health impact of layoffs
- Beating the unemployment blues
- The effect of layoffs on families and children
- Coping with the stress of unemployment
- Making the job search more effective
- Retraining
- Preparing for a layoff
- JTPA services

ORDERING STARTING OVER
Starting Over is available in English and Spanish versions.  The
price varies from $1.00 for orders over 1000 to $2.50 for orders
of 10 or less.  The cover of Starting Over can be customized with
the logo and name of your project, and the inside cover of the
booklet can be adapted to include your program-specific
information.

To receive a FREE COPY OF STARTING OVER, or for more information
about CWL,
Email to this account or
CALL (510)893-7343 or 1-800-995-2710
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