Rapid Response and TAA: A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment...

“…the paper examines the Rapid Response organizational structure and the notice process, describing the agencies in which Rapid Response is located and how the function is organized to assess the degree of TAA involvement. It next looks at whether workers are given advance notice of an impending dislocation and what the implications of advance notice are for TAA involvement and meeting the worker enrollment deadlines for TAA. This sets the stage for an examination of how Rapid Response teams actually respond to trade-related dislocations, addressing responses to both employers and workers. Next, the paper discusses the implications for filing TAA petitions and promoting employer involvement in the worker adjustment process. Finally, it examines how TAA and other workforce investment services are presented to affected workers during Rapid Response” (p.1). (Abstractor: Author)

Full publication title: Rapid Response and TAA: A Report Prepared As Part of the Evaluation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act

• Generally close connections between Rapid Response functions and TAA exist… • TAA is structurally integrated into Rapid Response in most states, though direct participation by TAA staff on the RR team is limited. However, "there is evidence of notification, information flow, and direct coordination where trade impacts have occurred or are likely to" (p.18). • "States and local areas are far exceeding the statutory requirement to initiate a Rapid Response whenever a TAA petition is certified" (p.18). • "Rapid Response teams present TAA as an integral part of One-Stop services" (p.18). • "Improved coordination with WIA services is occurring" (p.18). • "The newer programs of ATAA and HCTC are certainly presented very widely, within the general constraint of not announcing detailed program information before certification" (p.18). (Abstractor: Author and Website Staff)

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• Resource Publication Date: 2009
• Author(s): Salzman, Jeffrey
• Organizational Author(s): Social Policy Research Associates
• Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Resource Availability: Publicly available
• Posted by: Melissa Mack
• Posted in: Workforce System Strategies