由于学院扩大自由贸易培训方案,超过100名LCCC工人可能于11月5日因合同纠纷在预算短缺的情况下罢工。 Over 100 LCCC workers may strike Nov. 5 over contract dispute amid budget shortfall, as college expands free trade training program.

如果到11月4日仍未达成新合同, 超过100名LCCC雇员可能从11月5日起罢工, 因为在合同于8月31日到期后谈判陷入僵局。 Over 100 LCCC employees may strike starting November 5 if a new contract isn’t reached by November 4, as negotiations remain deadlocked since the contract expired August 31. 该学院指出,由于国家供资僵局和费用上涨,预算缺口达1 300万美元。 The college cites a $13 million budget shortfall due to a state funding impasse and rising costs. 同时,LCCC正在扩大其于2025年春季启动的免费职业和技术学院,该学院通过提供100万美元的国家赠款和奖学金,使高中学生能够在焊接和HVAC等技术行业获得大学学分。 Meanwhile, LCCC is expanding its free Career & Technology Academy, launched in Spring 2025, which allows high school students to earn college credits in skilled trades like welding and HVAC through a $1 million state grant and scholarships. 该方案旨在解决宾夕法尼亚州预计到2030年将短缺300 000名贸易工人的问题,并为学生直接提供没有四年学位的高薪工作。 The program aims to address Pennsylvania’s projected shortage of 300,000 trade workers by 2030 and offers students direct access to high-paying jobs without a four-year degree.