Washington, DC - Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump awarded the inaugural Pledge to America’s Workers Presidential Awards to the following companies and trade associations for their excellence in workforce education and training:

• American Hotel & Lodging Association – 130,000 opportunities pledged
• Associated Builders and Contractors – 500,000 opportunities pledged
• Lockheed Martin Corporation – 8,000 opportunities pledged
• National Retail Federation – 250,000 opportunities pledged
• Northrop Grumman Corporation – 7,500 opportunities pledged
• Oberg Industries, LLC. – 225 opportunities pledged
• Textron Inc. – 22,240 opportunities pledged
• Volkswagen Group of America – 15,000 opportunities pledged
• Zurich North America – 40 opportunities pledged

To date, the Pledge to America’s Workers touts over 440 signatories and over 16 million pledged opportunities for re-skilling and hiring.