Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 11/07/2001
Filed Date: 11/07/2002
Most Recent Update: 12/03/2002
Determination Date: 12/03/2002
Expiration Date: 12/03/2004
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,031
SAUNDERS BROTHERS, INC.
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES AND ROCK COAST PERSONNNEL
WESTBROOK, MAINE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
3, 2002, applicable to workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc.,
Westbrook, Maine. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on December 23, 2002 (67 FR 78256).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the company shows that temporary workers of Express
Personnel Services and Rock Coast Personnel worked at Saunders
Brothers, Inc. to produce hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings,
artist brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood products at
the Westbrook, Maine location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of Express Personnel
Services and Rock Coast Personnel working at Saunders Brothers,
Inc., Westbrook, Maine.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc. who were adversely
affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,031 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook,
Maine, and temporary workers of Express Personnel
Services and Rock Coast Personnel, engaged in producing
hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist brush
handles, and other miscellaneous wood products at
Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 2001, through December 3, 2004, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of April 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,031
SAUNDERS BROTHERS, INC.
WESTBROOK, MAINE
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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met – the sales and/or production have
decreased absolutely at the workers firm or subdivision and an
increase in imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by the workers’ firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to workers’ separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of the subject firm or
subdivision.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on November 7, 2002 and filed a company official on behalf
of workers at Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine. The
workers produce hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist brush
handles, and other miscellaneous wood products; They are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely from fiscal year
2001 to fiscal year 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist
brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood products during the
relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with hardwood dowels, dowel pins,
turnings, artist brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood
products produced at Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of December, 2002
/s/Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,031
SAUNDERS BROTHERS, INC.
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES AND ROCK COAST PERSONNNEL
WESTBROOK, MAINE
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
3, 2002, applicable to workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc.,
Westbrook, Maine. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on December 23, 2002 (67 FR 78256).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the company shows that temporary workers of Express
Personnel Services and Rock Coast Personnel worked at Saunders
Brothers, Inc. to produce hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings,
artist brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood products at
the Westbrook, Maine location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of Express Personnel
Services and Rock Coast Personnel working at Saunders Brothers,
Inc., Westbrook, Maine.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc. who were adversely
affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,031 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook,
Maine, and temporary workers of Express Personnel
Services and Rock Coast Personnel, engaged in producing
hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist brush
handles, and other miscellaneous wood products at
Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 2001, through December 3, 2004, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of April 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
________________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,031
SAUNDERS BROTHERS, INC.
WESTBROOK, MAINE
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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met – the sales and/or production have
decreased absolutely at the workers firm or subdivision and an
increase in imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by the workers’ firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to workers’ separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of the subject firm or
subdivision.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on November 7, 2002 and filed a company official on behalf
of workers at Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine. The
workers produce hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist brush
handles, and other miscellaneous wood products; They are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely from fiscal year
2001 to fiscal year 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of hardwood dowels, dowel pins, turnings, artist
brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood products during the
relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with hardwood dowels, dowel pins,
turnings, artist brush handles, and other miscellaneous wood
products produced at Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Saunders Brothers, Inc., Westbrook, Maine who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of December, 2002
/s/Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance