21.   Howe said Gates is frittering away time and resources on fighting the government, rather than helping workers, investors, customers and consumers move on.

22.   However, Reich conceded that pressures to balance the federal budget put limits on what government can do to help workers.

23.   In fact, the layoffs and the severance packages have helped some workers.

24.   In many cases, Whedon has not only helped workers on the job, but in their personal lives.

25.   Instead of focusing on helping workers overcome weaknesses, think about makinQQWKduse of their strengths.

26.   It calls for government to help workers through programs such as job training in return for Americans taking more responsibility for their actions.

27.   It can mean a willingness by companies and even taxpayers to spend more to help workers through one of the most wrenching transitions in decades.

28.   It is intended to help workers at the low end of the spectrum who now have only Social Security at retirement.

29.   Jerry Boyer, president of the Precertification Center in Camp Hill, Pa., has a few ideas on how to help these workers.

30.   John Haynes has a short-term job at the Immigrant Workers Assistance Alliance, helping undocumented workers.