FREDONIA – Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has announced assistance for ConAgra Foods employees in Dunkirk and Fredonia.
According to a release from Reed’s office, help will come in the form of job training, additional unemployment insurance for individuals enrolled in training, job search allowance, reemployment services and more. The assistance will help the nearly 100 employees in Dunkirk and more than 320 in Fredonia impacted by the facilities’ closure.
The Department of Labor issued approval for Trade Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance for ConAgra employees Monday. Reed spoke with union leadership Monday to deliver the news and offer his continued help in getting employees the help they need.
Reed remains in contact with local officials, labor representatives and the Department of Labor to find a buyer to fill the facility.
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