Employment Connections

The Trade Adjustment Assistance and Trade Re-adjustment Allowance (TAA/TRA) unit manages statewide Trade Act activities, including income support to workers affected by layoffs or plant closures caused by foreign competition. The goal of TAA/TRA is to transition trade-affected workers to suitable employment as quickly as possible. The unit provides technical assistance and training to WorkSource TAA case managers, and centrally manages requests for payment by workers and institutions providing services to workers.

Key Team Members

Adeline Kerns - Program questions/technical assistance - adeline.kerns@esd.wa.gov
Kim Anensen - Financial/payments (TAA, not ETO related) - kim.anensen@esd.wa.gov
ETO payment questions (TAA) - Submit Remedy ticket
Gary Long - TRA payments - UITRA@esd.wa.gov
Data/reports - LMPASystemPerformance@esd.wa.gov
Contracts/grants - ESDGPGrantsOffice@esd.wa.gov
Policy Questions - SystemPolicy@esd.wa.gov