Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/28/2002
Filed Date: 11/04/2003
Most Recent Update: 12/05/2003
Determination Date: 12/05/2003
Expiration Date: 12/05/2005
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,433
INTERNATIONAL RESISTIVE COMPANY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF TT ELECTRONICS, PLC
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
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 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 in response to a petition received on November 4, 2003, and filed by a company official on behalf of workers at International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce electronic resistive components; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and further decreased from January through October of 2003 when compared with the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, imports of electronic resistive components by the subject firm increased absolutely during the relevant period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with electronic resistive components produced at International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after October 28, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of December, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,433
INTERNATIONAL RESISTIVE COMPANY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF TT ELECTRONICS, PLC
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
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 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 in response to a petition received on November 4, 2003, and filed by a company official on behalf of workers at International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce electronic resistive components; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and further decreased from January through October of 2003 when compared with the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, imports of electronic resistive components by the subject firm increased absolutely during the relevant period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with electronic resistive components produced at International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of International Resistive Company, Inc., a subsidiary of TT Electronics, PLC, Boone, North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after October 28, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of December, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance