Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/19/2002
Filed Date: 03/24/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/23/2003
Determination Date: 04/23/2003
Expiration Date: 04/23/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,274
RFD PUBLICATIONS, LLC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF SIRIUS
WILSONVILLE, OREGON
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 April
23, 2003, applicable to workers of RFD Publications, LLC,
Wilsonville, Oregon. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24504).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of advertising inserts/flyers
until the company closed in April 2003.
Information shows that RFD Publications, LLC, leased workers
of Sirius that were engaged in employment related to the
production of advertising inserts/flyers at the Wilsonville,
Oregon plant.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of RFD Publications, LLC, who were adversely affected
by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-51,274 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville,
Oregon, and leased workers of Sirius engaged in
employment related to the production of advertising
inserts/flyers at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 19, 2002, through April
23, 2005, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 9th day of July 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,274
RFD PUBLICATIONS, LLC
WILSONVILLE, OREGON
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 investigation was initiated on March 24, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers
at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon. The workers produce
advertising inserts/flyers. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely after the production ceased on April 11, 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of advertising inserts/flyers.
The surveys revealed that the customers have increased their
foreign purchases of advertising inserts/flyers during the relevant
time 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 custom advertising inserts/flyers
produced at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon 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 RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of April 2003.
/s/Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,274
RFD PUBLICATIONS, LLC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF SIRIUS
WILSONVILLE, OREGON
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 April
23, 2003, applicable to workers of RFD Publications, LLC,
Wilsonville, Oregon. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24504).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of advertising inserts/flyers
until the company closed in April 2003.
Information shows that RFD Publications, LLC, leased workers
of Sirius that were engaged in employment related to the
production of advertising inserts/flyers at the Wilsonville,
Oregon plant.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of RFD Publications, LLC, who were adversely affected
by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-51,274 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville,
Oregon, and leased workers of Sirius engaged in
employment related to the production of advertising
inserts/flyers at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 19, 2002, through April
23, 2005, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 9th day of July 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,274
RFD PUBLICATIONS, LLC
WILSONVILLE, OREGON
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 investigation was initiated on March 24, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers
at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon. The workers produce
advertising inserts/flyers. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely after the production ceased on April 11, 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of advertising inserts/flyers.
The surveys revealed that the customers have increased their
foreign purchases of advertising inserts/flyers during the relevant
time 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 custom advertising inserts/flyers
produced at RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon 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 RFD Publications, LLC, Wilsonville, Oregon who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of April 2003.
/s/Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance