Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 05/29/2003
Most Recent Update: 06/24/2003
Determination Date: 06/24/2003
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,897
YELLOW BOOK USA
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 29, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Yellow Book USA, Effingham, Illinois. The workers at the subject
facility create yellow page advertising, paginate the directory and
proof the directory pages.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 of the Act.
Other findings of the investigation show that the services
performed at Yellow Book USA, Effingham, Illinois, are being
transferred to another domestic location of the company.
The Department of Labor has consistently determined that the
performance of services does not constitute production of an
article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
this determination has been upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, the reduction in demand for services must originate at a
production facility whose workers independently meet the statutory
criteria for certification, and the reduction must directly relate
to the product impacted by imports. These conditions have not been
met for workers at this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Yellow
Book USA, Effingham, Illinois are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of June, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,897
YELLOW BOOK USA
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 29, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Yellow Book USA, Effingham, Illinois. The workers at the subject
facility create yellow page advertising, paginate the directory and
proof the directory pages.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222 of the Act.
Other findings of the investigation show that the services
performed at Yellow Book USA, Effingham, Illinois, are being
transferred to another domestic location of the company.
The Department of Labor has consistently determined that the
performance of services does not constitute production of an
article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
this determination has been upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Workers at the firm or subdivision may be certified only if
their separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for
their services from a parent firm, a firm otherwise related to
their firm by ownership, or a firm related by control. Addition-
ally, the reduction in demand for services must originate at a
production facility whose workers independently meet the statutory
criteria for certification, and the reduction must directly relate
to the product impacted by imports. These conditions have not been
met for workers at this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Yellow
Book USA, Effingham, Illinois are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of June, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance