Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/03/2002
Filed Date: 04/09/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/21/2003
Determination Date: 04/21/2003
Expiration Date: 04/21/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,461
GILLIAM CANDY COMPANY
A DIVISION OF GILLIAM CANDY BRANDS, INC.
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
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 on April 9, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Gilliam Candy Company, a division of Gillian Candy Brands, Inc.,
Paducah, Kentucky. The workers at the subject firm produced hard
candy.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely when production ceased in April 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
was sold to a producer that shifted production of hard candy from
Paducah, Kentucky 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 determine 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 Gilliam Candy Company, a division of Gillian
Candy Brands, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 3, 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 21st day of April, 2003
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,461
GILLIAM CANDY COMPANY
A DIVISION OF GILLIAM CANDY BRANDS, INC.
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
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 on April 9, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Gilliam Candy Company, a division of Gillian Candy Brands, Inc.,
Paducah, Kentucky. The workers at the subject firm produced hard
candy.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined absolutely when production ceased in April 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
was sold to a producer that shifted production of hard candy from
Paducah, Kentucky 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 determine 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 Gilliam Candy Company, a division of Gillian
Candy Brands, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 3, 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 21st day of April, 2003
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance