‘Keep your goddamn hands off of Job Corps’: Lori Trahan, Jim McGovern push against Job Corps cuts

‘Keep your goddamn hands off of Job Corps’: Lori Trahan, Jim McGovern push against Job Corps cuts

DEVENS — Before Zach Shepard joined the Job Corps program, he knew nothing about working with cars. Since he graduated from the federal program in 2013, however, Shepard has made a career in the automotive industry, working his way up from a position as a technician to now being a parts manager for Herb Chambers’ largest dealership. Without the Job Corps program, Shepard said he would not be where he is today. On Wednesday, Shepard and other Job…

McGovern to Trump: ‘Keep your goddamn hands off of Job Corps’

McGovern, appearing alongside Congresswoman Lori Trahan and graduates of the Devens center, spoke outside the facility one day after a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the closures for another week.

Job Corps students bring a second suit to stop plans to shutter program - The Current

Students enrolled in the Job Corps program are suing the U.S. Department of Labor over plans to shut down all 99 centers by June 30, citing concerns about homelessness, lack of healthcare, and loss of training. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.