New Bedford City Council Shocked By Layoffs..New Direction's Layoffs Taken Up By New bedford City Council

New Bedford City Council Shocked About Layoffs [AUDIO]
New Bedford City Council Shocked About Layoffs [AUDIO]
New Bedford City Council Shocked About Layoffs [AUDIO]
New Bedford City Councilors are reacting to the layoffs at a local job training center. New Directions, a subsidiary of the region's Workforce Investment Board, let go about one-third of its staff Thursday because of funding cuts. Councilor-at-Large Denis Lawrence Jr. tells WBSM News, he and other councilors were shocked to hear about the cuts.