Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/12/2002
Filed Date: 09/26/2003
Most Recent Update: 10/31/2003
Determination Date: 10/31/2003
Expiration Date: 10/31/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,005
CANTON DROP FORGE
CANTON, OHIO
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 26, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by workers at Canton Drop Forge,
Canton, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produce steel
forgings.
The investigation revealed that Canton Drop Forge, Canton,
Ohio is an upstream supplier of steel forgings, who lost business
with producers of aircraft gears, gas turbines, custom gears and
planetary gearboxes, oil and gas pumps, whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Canton Drop Forge,
Canton, Ohio qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Canton Drop Forge, Canton, Ohio who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 12, 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 eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of October, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance