Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 10/08/2003
Most Recent Update: 11/20/2003
Determination Date: 11/20/2003
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,190
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE COMPANIES, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC
STREATOR, ILLINOIS
Negative Determination 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. The group eligibility
requirements for directly-impacted (primary) workers under Section
222(a) the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be satisfied in
either of two ways:
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
C. increased imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in sales or
production of such firm or subdivision; or
II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm
or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or
directly competitive with articles which are produced by
such firm or subdivision; and
C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a beneficiary country
under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth
and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act; or
3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced
by such firm or subdivision.
The investigation was initiated on September October 8, 2003
in response to a petition filed by workers at Carriage House
Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Streator,
Illinois. The workers at the subject facility produce sauces,
condiments and drink mixes; they are not separately identifiable by
product line.
The subject firm leased some of its production workers from
Tempforce Services, Streator, Illinois.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.C) and
(a)(2)(B)(II.B) were not met.
The subject firm's imports of sauces, condiments or drink
mixes were negligible and it did not shift production abroad during
the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of sauce, condiments
and drink mixes in 2001, 2002 and January through September 2003.
This survey revealed no imports during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in this
investigation, I determine that workers of Carriage House, Inc., a
subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., Streator, Illinois are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 20th day of November 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance