Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 06/24/2003
Most Recent Update: 07/10/2003
Determination Date: 07/10/2003
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,131
MOTOROLA
PERSONAL COMMUNCATIONS SECTOR
NORTH AMERICA CONTACT CENTER
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Negative Determination 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 herein presents the results of
an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on June 24, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Motorola, Schaumburg,
Illinois. The workers at the subject facility provide customer
support services.
The investigation revealed that the worker group is in the
Personal Communications Sector, North American Contact Center.
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. 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 firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Motorola, Personal Communications Sector, North American Contact
Center, Schaumburg, Illinois, are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 10th day of July, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance