Governor Jack Markell discusses stepping up efforts and improving resources to find jobs for Delaware’s unemployed.
Governor’s Weekly Message
Governor Jack Markell discusses stepping up efforts and improving resources to find jobs for Delaware’s unemployed..
Full text of Governor Jack Markell’s weekly message
I will never forget going into the General Motors plant the day after the company announced it was closing, and going out to Valero shortly after the company announced that it, too, was shutting down.
I went in to both a bit discouraged, but left with a sense of hope.
Because those workers weren’t done fighting, and we weren’t done fighting for them.
We would need to be faster, and more nimble, but we would stay focused –on getting them the help they needed and on getting them a chance to get back to work.
We mobilized a great team of “rapid response” professionals from our Department of Labor to get those workers enrolled in available help.
It was a good example of how an UNEMPLOYMENT office can work.
But we want to – and need to – be much more than that.
To get people back to work, we need to be one of the best EMPLOYMENT offices for talented people across the state still looking for work.
This week, I joined with businesses across the state to unveil the efforts we’re making to connect potential employers with Delawareans ready to get back to work.
We call this effort – the Job Squad.
It’s a team of people hard at work to identify a company’s needs and help them fill them, with Delawareans who are immediately available to get working.
This Job Squad effort rests on an important truth.
Most people out of work don’t want a check, they want a chance
A chance to show employers how much value they can bring
A chance to get up and go to work each day and demonstrate that they have the time, energy and talent to make a real difference
A chance to head home from that job knowing that their hard work is helping provide for their family.
We want to make those chances more real for more people, which is why we’re encouraging businesses across the state to turn to the Job Squad and the Department of Labor’s Business Services Unit for help finding their future workers.
We’ll connect you with other companies who have great stories to tell about their success working with us to get people back to work,
The message is clear – If you’re a company with a job to fill, let us help you fill it and help get a Delawarean back to work.
So together, we can keep Delaware moving forward.
