SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE THAT ALL GEORGIA PACIFIC WORKERS DISPLACED BY OLD TOWN MILL CLOSURE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that all workers who lost their jobs as a result of the Old Town Mill closure are eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).  The Senators, who offered their support and assistance to displaced workers after the closure was announced, recently announced that Georgia-Pacific’s pulp mill workers would be eligible for TAA, while encouraging the U.S. Department of Labor to also make eligible secondary workers, not just those in the pulp mill.                “This is good news, which we hope will bring some sense of relief to the many hard working individuals at the Old Town Mill who, through no fault of their own, lost their jobs.  We also hope this TAA assistance will help these workers get back on their feet as quickly as possible, “ said Senators Snowe and Collins.             The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program is a federal program established under the Trade Act of 1974. The program provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.