Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 09/10/2002
Filed Date: 09/26/2003
Most Recent Update: 11/05/2003
Determination Date: 11/05/2003
Expiration Date: 11/05/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,015
TEXAS PMW, INC.
PENNSYLVANIA MACHINE WORKS, INC.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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), 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 26, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Texas PMW, Inc., Pennsylvania Machine Works, Inc.,
Houston, Texas. The workers at the subject firm produce high
pressure industrial pipe fittings.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and
again during the period of January through September of 2003
compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import high pressure industrial pipe fittings or shift
production of high pressure industrial pipe fittings to a foreign
country during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of high pressure industrial
pipe fittings. The survey revealed increases in imports during the
period under investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 high pressure industrial pipe
fittings produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Texas PMW, Inc., Pennsylvania Machine Works,
Inc., Houston, Texas who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 10, 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 5th day of November 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance