Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/01/2001
Filed Date: 10/15/2002
Most Recent Update: 11/12/2002
Determination Date: 11/12/2002
Expiration Date: 11/12/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,240
RBX INDUSTRIES, INC.
COLT, ARKANSAS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 15, 2002, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas. The
workers at the subject firm produce closed cell foam rubber.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined in the period from January
through September of 2002 when compared with the same time period
in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that company imports
of closed cell foam rubber increased absolutely during the relevant
period.
A petition for eligibility to apply for NAFTA-Transitional
Adjustment Assistance has been filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-7607).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with closed cell foam rubber produced
by RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas, contributed importantly to
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 1, 2001, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of November, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-42,240
RBX INDUSTRIES, INC.
COLT, ARKANSAS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 15, 2002, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas. The
workers at the subject firm produce closed cell foam rubber.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined in the period from January
through September of 2002 when compared with the same time period
in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that company imports
of closed cell foam rubber increased absolutely during the relevant
period.
A petition for eligibility to apply for NAFTA-Transitional
Adjustment Assistance has been filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at the subject firm (NAFTA-7607).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with closed cell foam rubber produced
by RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas, contributed importantly to
the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of RBX Industries, Inc., Colt, Arkansas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 1, 2001, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of November, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance