Help in the form of job placements and skills training could be coming for those former 99 Cents Only Store workers.
Obtaining financial assistance, help finding work, or enrolling in job-training programs to qualify for employment in other fields may be on the way for thousands of 99 Cents Only Store workers who are losing their jobs as a result of all 371 stores closing.
“I am worried about the thousands of 99 Cents Store workers across L.A. County who are going to lose their jobs, but L.A. County is ready to help,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn, who authored the motion. “While a group of investors is looking into reviving the brand, we need to act now. We want to tell workers we are here for you,” Hahn said before the vote on the motion. “We are a safety net to keep people from falling through the cracks.”affecting stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. The stores began liquidation sales on Friday. Hahn said the closure would affect 60 locations in L.A. County.
A former president of Big Lots and the original Pic ‘N’ Save brand told Los Angeles Magazine he is exploring an effort to save the 143 locations of 99 Cents Only Stores in Southern California.
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