American commits 100 jobs for Dade welfare recipients.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997--American Airlines will provide training and jobs for 100 welfare recipients to become the first major employer in Dade County Dade County can refer to the following places:
The full-time and part-time jobs in areas such as passenger services, cabin cleaning, baggage and cargo handling, and clerical duties will be at American's hub at Miami International Airport Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Miami, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. . Where training is necessary, American will provide it, and those hired will qualify for company benefits. American is a member of the WAGES coalition, formed in Dade and Monroe Counties Monroe County is the name of seventeen counties in the United States, named after President James Monroe:
Penelas, a Cuban-American, attended college at St. Thomas University. head the coalition. The airline also has worked closely with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's Welfare Reform Task Force. "WAGES is a serious initiative that addresses a critical social issue for Dade County," said Peter J. Dolara, American's senior vice president for Miami, the Caribbean and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . "About 25 percent of the state's welfare recipients are located in this community," he said, "and, as Mayor Penelas has pointed out, it is vitally important that the private and public sector work together to assist welfare recipients in becoming productive members of society." "American is pleased that it can support this effort with meaningful jobs, which can foster self-reliance and dignity and lead to even better things for individuals in the future," Dolara said. "We hope that American's commitment will serve as an example to encourage other employers to support WAGES with jobs of their own." Florida established the WAGES program in October 1996 as the state's response to sweeping welfare reform that President Clinton signed into law last August. The program seeks to move welfare recipients into the mainstream workforce by requiring them to work, or enter some form of vocational training, within a two-year period. They must be self-sufficient when the period ends. Arthur Torro, American's vice president at Miami International Airport, is a member of Dade-Monroe Counties WAGES coalition and is coordinating the jobs American is creating for the program. -0- Note to editors: Media representatives can access current American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , American Eagle and The SABRE Group press releases via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Our address is http://www.amrcorp.com/amr/corpcomm.htm . In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.amrcorp.com/amr/corpcomm.htm. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: American Airlines Al Becker, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. 817/967-1577 or 305/520-3197 |
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