Job loss may qualify for federal assistance
June 13, 2008
Source: Wilmington News Journal
By ROSE COOPER
Federal assistance may be available to the Wilmington area if DHL contracts air shipments with the United Parcel Service (UPS).
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner said Wednesday the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Labor have agreed to designate specific liasions to our community “that can funnel all of the emergency resources” of commerce and labor to Wilmington, “including issues of looking at reuse of the facility” if the DHL/UPS transaction goes forward.
“They’re going to be planning in the next couple of weeks a time where they join with me and actually come to the community and meet with the community’s leadership and tell them of what their plans are to provide federal assistance to the area,” Turner said.
Meanwhile, on June 5, a bipartisan group of legislators in Washington, D.C. sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey requesting he examine the antitrust implications of a proposed partnership between DHL and UPS. The letter was signed by Turner, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and 17 legislators.
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