Ralph Timan spent 27 years at Mitsubishi. Since the plant ended production a couple months ago, he says time has moved quickly. Even before the plant shut down, he started planning, doing some research on possible future plans. He wanted to go back to school and started the paperwork. He was notified January the 10th he could start the next Monday. He talks with Charlie Schlenker in one of our continuing series of interviews with ex-Mitsubishi workers.
Ralph Timan says he sees some former co-workers struggling with navigating the system designed to help them go forward. He says state budget cuts eliminated many peer counselors who helped the people laid off at Mitsubishi in a prior employee reduction.
