DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,331

THE BUDD GROUP
GROVER, NORTH CAROLINA

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 in response to a petition
received on October 23, 2003 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at The Budd Group, Grover, North Carolina. The
workers provided janitorial services for clients.
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 that 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 firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of The
Budd Group, Grover, North Carolina are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of November 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance