The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. will continue to expand the Commonwealth-Only Transitional Worker Program (CW) by just a few, according to CUC executive director Gary P. Camacho. <\/p>\n
Camacho said the CW workers\u2019 efforts will be to continue to develop the U.S. local staff of CUC.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know the exact details (number of renewed CW workers) right now but our continued efforts obviously is to replace them,\u201d he said during an interview with Saipan Tribune shortly after the proclamation signing for CNMI Public Power Week last Thursday. <\/p>\n
Camacho said they are extending their appreciation to Gov. Ralph DLG. and his committee who put a lot of work in trying to get that CW extension law accomplished. <\/p>\n
Last August, CUC listed it has 20 foreign workers. Ten have CW visas, while 10 others have H1-B visas. Most of them are with CUC\u2019s Power Generation Division. <\/p>\n
Camacho disclosed in that same period that seven other foreign workers who have CW-1 visas, who are all assigned in power generation, have stopped working while their CW-1 applications are in process.<\/p>\n
In his speech during Thursday\u2019s proclamation signing, Camacho said in their efforts in continuing to prepare for the future, last week several power generation trades personnel graduated from the Northern Marianas Trades Institute with gained skills in electrical, welding, and power generation maintenance. <\/p>\n
He said CUC is also looking to have their linemen undergo a training program to become journeymen, recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe refuse to quit. We will continue to be ready and even more so to be more typhoon prepared!\u201d Camacho said.<\/p>\n
He said CNMI Public Power Week is aimed to help customers, who are their stakeholders, understand how they can better engage with their community-owned utility and benefit from all its offerings. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust three weeks ago, Mother Nature, through Typhoon Mangkhut, reminded us who was in charge,\u201d Camacho said, citing that Saipan, Tinian, and Rota experienced its worst wrath and destruction.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt brought back memories of Typhoon Soudelor three years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But CUC\u2019s power crew, Camacho said, the power generation and power distribution personnel, and linemen, and all the support staff in human resources, procurement, administration, accounting, meter readers, and others are \u201ceven more resilient today as evident in the quick restoration of power services following Mangkhut\u2019s destruction.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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