Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 02/19/2002
Filed Date: 02/24/2003
Most Recent Update: 05/16/2003
Determination Date: 05/16/2003
Expiration Date: 05/16/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-50,936
INTERNATIONAL MILL SERVICE, INC.
EMPLOYED AT OREGON STEEL MILLS, INC./PORTLAND STEEL WORKS
PORTLAND, OREGON
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on March 11, 2003 and filed on behalf of workers at
International Mill Service, Inc., employed at Oregon Steel Mills,
Inc., Portland Steel Works, Portland, Oregon. The workers were
engaged in employment related to the production of steel slabs.
Workers at Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., Portalnd Steel Works,
Portland, Oregon were certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance on May 9, 2003 (TA-W-50,706). The decline in
employment at the plant is related to a shift in plant production
to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of International Mill Service, Inc., Portland,
Oregon, employed at Portland Steel Mills, Inc., Portland Steel
Works, Portland, Oregon, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 19, 2002,
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 in Washington, D.C. this 6th day of May 2003.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance