Manufacturers Tell Schneider About Hiring Needs

Deerfield Congressman learns from local businesses about their skill needs while on recess from Capitol Hill.

What does Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) do when he spends a week in his 10th Congressional District office in Lincolnshire rather than at the United States Capitol in Washington? Schneider spent much of his time during the current recess building local support for legislation he proposed two weeks ago, the America Works Act, to bring well paying jobs to the country and the northern suburbs. Earlier: Schneider Proposes Law To Help Job Growth Aimed at small and medium sized companies, the law proposed by Schneider and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) will help create a certification which schools and other training programs can issue to signify to a potential employer the credential holder is ready to step into a specific job. Visits with Panek …

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