Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/13/2002
Filed Date: 06/17/2003
Most Recent Update: 06/26/2003
Determination Date: 06/26/2003
Expiration Date: 06/26/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,057
KASCO CORPORATION
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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 June 17, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Kasco
Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of band saw blades plates,
knives, welders and flash grinders; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of band saw blades
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 were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Kasco Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 13, 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 26th day of June, 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,057
KASCO CORPORATION
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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 June 17, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at Kasco
Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of band saw blades plates,
knives, welders and flash grinders; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in plant production of band saw blades
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 were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Kasco Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 13, 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 26th day of June, 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance