怀俄明州长与当选州长发表联合声明：WE Soda 裁减矿工岗位，州府正调动资源帮扶
怀俄明州州长 Mark Gordon 与当选州长 Eric Barlow 11月4日在州府 Cheyenne 发表联合声明，回应纯碱（soda ash）生产商 WE Soda 当天就怀俄明州斯威特沃特县（Sweetwater County）矿区作出的宣布：该公司将削减矿工岗位。两位州长表示，纯碱采矿是斯威特沃特县与怀俄明州历史悠久的支柱产业，削减矿工的消息对这一基石产业是「坏消息」。
声明说，这些矿场长期是斯威特沃特县劳动力经济的关键部分；作为现任与当选州长，他们尤其牵挂怀俄明州西南部的矿工与家庭，正努力调动资源应对裁减带来的影响。WE Soda 称，低成本的中国出口以及生产与运输成本是作出这一决定的原因。两位州长表示，需要弄清这些压力，并立即在州与联邦两个层面找出切实步骤，增强怀俄明州的竞争力、维护国家安全。
声明同时指出，该行业本身也在经历采矿方式转变：由硬岩采矿转向溶液采矿，这将提升怀俄明州天然碱（trona）矿的全球竞争力。州府正与联邦政府、生产商、公用事业、劳动力服务机构与交通运输相关方磋商，寻找一切增强这一关键材料市场的办法。
在帮扶方面，怀俄明州劳动力服务厅、失业保险部门、家庭服务厅与西怀俄明社区学院等机构已在与 WE Soda 代表协调，应对这一宣布不可避免的后果；声明说，劳动力服务厅将随时为受影响工人与家庭提供资源，两位州长也已联系地方与全州工会领袖，将继续就影响其成员的问题沟通。
（来源：怀俄明州州长办公室）
Wyoming Governor and Governor-elect Issue Joint Statement on WE Soda Miner Reductions
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Governor-elect Eric Barlow issued a joint statement in Cheyenne on November 4 in response to soda ash producer WE Soda's announcement the same day concerning its mines in Sweetwater County, Wyoming: the company will reduce its number of miners. The two leaders said soda ash mining is a vital, legacy industry for Sweetwater County and Wyoming, and called the reduction in miners terrible news for this cornerstone industry.
The statement said the mines have long been a critical part of Sweetwater County's workforce economy, and that, as Governor and Governor-elect, they are especially concerned for miners and their families in southwestern Wyoming and are working diligently to bring resources to address the impacts of the reductions. WE Soda points to low-cost Chinese exports as well as production and transportation costs as reasons for the decision. The governors said they need to understand those pressures and identify practical steps at both the state and federal level that can be taken immediately to strengthen Wyoming's competitiveness and protect national security.
The statement also noted that the industry itself is going through changes in mining practice, transitioning from hard rock mining to solution mining, which will improve the global competitiveness of Wyoming's trona mines. The state is in discussions with the federal government, producers, utilities, workforce services, transportation stakeholders and others to look at all options for strengthening the market for this critical material.
On assistance, Wyoming's Department of Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance, the Department of Family Services and Western Wyoming Community College, among others, are coordinating with representatives of WE Soda to confront the consequences of the announcement; the statement said Workforce Services will be available to help displaced workers and their families find the resources they need, and that the two leaders have reached out to local and statewide union leaders and will continue discussing the issues affecting their members.
Related: Wyoming Governor's Race: AP Calls the Election for Barlow
(Source: Office of the Governor of Wyoming)
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