--- title: "Redmond: Congress must renew the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program" description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Fred Redmond of the AFL-CIO joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/AWF-blog-image-template_aflcio_red.jpg --- 1 min read Season 3, Episode 203 # Redmond: Congress must renew the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) October 14, 2022 [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [AFL-CIO](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/afl-cio) [Government Affairs and Policy](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/government-affairs-and-policy) ![AFL-CIO-Logo_400x400](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/AFL-CIO-Logo_400x400.jpeg?width=400&name=AFL-CIO-Logo_400x400.jpeg)   Guest Name: --- Fred Redmond Guest Website: --- [aflcio.org](https://aflcio.org/) Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/aflcio) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/AFLCIO) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/aflcio) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/afl-cio) Supportive Documents: --- [AFL-CIO](https://aflcio.org/) Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the need for Congress to renew the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA) Program, which provides job training and other support to workers who lost their jobs due to overseas competition.  The TAA Program was first created in 1962 and renewed 18 times by Congress. However, it expired on July 1 due to a lack of Republican support, Redmond said. The program is critical, as it provides a workforce equipped to staff the jobs of the future, particularly at a time when domestic manufacturing is on the rebound, he noted. Redmon said the likelihood of TAA Program renewal will depend on the outcome of the upcoming mid-term elections. He also talked about political canvassing conducted by AFL-CIO members ahead of the upcoming election. Union members are going door-to-door to talk with Brothers and Sisters about the issues meaningful to working families, and to educate them about the politicians who support the labor movement.  Lastly, Redmond spoke about the [Permission to Dream program](https://aflcio.org/permissiontodream), a partnership between the AFL-CIO and the [Chris Gardner Foundation](https://www.chrisgardner.org/), which gives students in disadvantaged communities the support they need to enter registered apprenticeship programs in the building trades. Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. 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