DANIELSON, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta is making stops in Connecticut to learn more about a program that has matched nearly 1,300 workers with local manufacturers, including Electric Boat. Acosta on Tuesday will tour Quinebaug Valley Community College's Manufacturing Pipeline training center and speak with students enrolled in a program for future machinists. He's also scheduled to tour Electric Boat in Groton and observe a piping andmachining class, as well as participate in a discussion about the program at the American Job Center in Uncasville. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal will also participate. They're expected to discuss the program's success and what still needs to be done. The Eastern Connecticut Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative has received about $6 million in federal funding.
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