The Department of Labor gave the city $3 million a month ago to fund local apprenticeships. Its top official wants to give even more.
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, left, receives a tour of the St. Philip’s College Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics program alongside Mayor Ron Nirenberg.U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh heaped praise on San Antonio’s city government for its expansive workforce development program, often called the largest of its kind in the country.
“There’s certain [policy] language that’s tied to the investments we can make,” he said. “If we can change some of that language and give us a little more freedom and flexibility to work with a program like Ready to Work, we could do a lot more.” Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
The discussion took place at St. Philip’s College after Walsh, Castro and Mayor Ron Nirenberg toured the campus’ areas for machinists and aerospace technicians.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. Secretary of Labor praises San Antonio's new job-training initiative on visitThe city plans to train 28,000 residents by the end of 2025 as part of the Ready to Work program. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX JobTraining Jobs BidenAdministration
Read more »
Illness interrupts O’Rourke campaign for Texas governorSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that he had cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio hospital for an …
Read more »
Beto O'Rourke resting at home in El Paso after bacterial infection sent him to hospitalO'Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor, said he went to a San Antonio hospital...
Read more »
San Antonio weather calls for showers, thunderstorms this weekSan Antonio residents could see scattered showers and thunderstorms starting as early as...
Read more »
Beto O'Rourke recovering from bacterial infectionThe Texas gubernatorial candidate first fell ill on Friday and was hospitalized. He's now resting at his home in El Paso.
Read more »