Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/16/2002
Filed Date: 09/25/2003
Most Recent Update: 11/03/2003
Determination Date: 11/03/2003
Expiration Date: 11/03/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-52,983
ESCOD INDUSTRIES, INC.
BKB, INC.
INSILSO TECHNOLOGIES
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 September 25, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Escod
Industries, Inc., North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The workers
at the subject firm produce cable assemblies; they are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that the official company name is
BKB, Inc., doing business as Escod Industries. Furthermore, some
of the workers wages may have been reported to the Federal Employer
Identification for Insilco Technologies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to
2002, and during the period of January through September of 2003,
when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import cable assemblies, or shift production of cable
assemblies to a foreign country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of cable assemblies.
This survey revealed increases in imports of cable assemblies
during the period under investigation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cable assemblies produced at
Escod Industries, Inc., North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers BKB, Inc., doing business as Escod Industries,
Inc., Insilco Technologies, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 16, 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, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of November, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance