BOSTON – Senator Cindy Friedman (D-Arlington) gave her maiden Senate speech today, successfully securing passage of a dedicated funding stream for a workforce training grant program championed for years by the late Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly.
The legislation, originally filed by Senator Donnelly, and since supported by Senator Friedman, will ensure a sustainable, predictable source of annual funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF). The WCTF funds regional workforce training partnerships across the state with the goal of placing unemployed and underemployed workers in jobs in high-demand industries.
In her speech, Friedman said, “This bill strengthens our workforce development system where it is needed most, providing unemployed workers a pathway to economic stability.”