TAW-53243 / Crown Media Intl./Hallmark Channel (The) (Greenwood Village, CO)
Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 10/14/2003
Most Recent Update: 10/24/2003
Determination Date: 10/24/2003
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,243
CROWN MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
D/B/A HALLMARK CHANNEL
A DIVISION OF CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO
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 investigation was initiated on October 14, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Crown Media International, d/b/a Hallmark
Channel, a division of Crown Media Holdings, Greenwood Village,
Colorado. Workers at the subject facility are engaged in
overseeing formatting, subtitling, dubbing and quality control of
television programming.
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 facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Crown
Media International, d/b/a Hallmark Channel, a division of Crown
Media Holdings, Greenwood Village, Colorado are denied eligibility
to apply for adjustment assistance under section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of October 2003.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance