General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrade Adjustment Assistance is a joke. By every measure it fails those
workers it's supposed to help. It serves corporations far better. And it's good CYA for Democratic members of Congress voting for TPA and trade agreements.
Program Effectiveness
TAA for workers
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First, the program is not very effective providing support during the transition because a significant portion of workers does not receive TRA. In FY2011 there were over 196,000 TAA participants and only around 46,000 received TRA.[27] One reason is that the training enrollment deadline of 8/16 weeks seriously limits the ability of workers to enroll in training programs and receive the benefit. Moreover, even for those workers receiving TRA and UI, only a portion of the lost income is replaced.[28] The program provides health insurance coverage but in the past it has not been very effective since participation in TAA was associated with decreased coverage in the period following job loss like a joint report by Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research (SPR) prepared for the DOL evaluating the TAA program under the Trade Act of 2002 shows.[29]
The effectiveness of the program in terms of fostering reemployment is very low too. Data on post-TAA outcomes for program exiters based on DOL estimations shows that the entered employment rate was 66% in 2011.[22] The Mathematica Policy Research and SPR report finds that the TAA is not effective in terms of increasing employability. There is positive effect on the reemployment rate for participants but it is not statistically different from that for non-participants.[29]
The effectiveness of the program in terms of mitigating earning losses in the new job is very low too as several studies report. Reynolds and Palatucci (2008) estimate that participating in the TAA program causes a wage loss approximately 10 percentage points greater than if the displaced worker had chosen not to participate in the program.[20] The report by Mathematica Policy Research and SPR states that TAA was estimated to have no effect on earnings and compared to a sample of UI claimants, TAA participants worked about the same number of weeks but had lower earnings.[29]
Moreover, a 2007 GAO report shows that in FY 2006 only 5% or less of TAA participants received wage insurance. The program is ineffective closing the earning gap because in order to be eligible for wage insurance workers must find a job within 26 weeks after being laid off, which proved to be a very short period.[30] Additionally, the program only replaces half of the losses.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_Adjustment_Assistance#Program_Effectiveness
djean111
(14,255 posts)ass of a DINO I will never vote for, ever.
cali
(114,904 posts)any kind of solution to the problems of the TPP, which extend far beyond job loss in any case. And it's funny that DUers who have been telling us that either there won't be job loss due to the TPP or that there well be job loss anyway, are the ones scolding dems for voting against this.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)to receive a Tax Break for moving jobs off shore. TAA is a joke,you retrain workers form one industry to be job ready for another industry,and there is not a new job in that new industry with in that region. Sick,CYA.
cali
(114,904 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)is an example of wasteful spending just so some Democrats can feel okay about themselves after voting for trade deals.
cali
(114,904 posts)former9thward
(32,165 posts)I was a recipient of TAA funds in 1988 after my steel mill shut down due to imported foreign steel. It allowed me to go to grad school for two years and get an advanced degree and get a professional job with a state agency. The TAA people told me I was an exception to the usual story. So I am happy the program was around back then but I don't know what the current bill does.
cali
(114,904 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)He and his brother worked at a Steel Mill somewhere in or around Chicago. Both enrolled in a Tech School and trained in trade. Last time we spoke,he said the very same thing,just plain lucky to receive any training. Have talked to others that were told if their County was not enrolled in this program,screw you,you are on your own and when you apply for Unemployment you have 26 weeks and you better get lucky.