Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/09/2002
Filed Date: 11/10/2003
Most Recent Update: 12/03/2003
Determination Date: 12/03/2003
Expiration Date: 12/03/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,500
CENTRAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
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 on November 10, 2003 and filed jointly by a company official and Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, Local 736, on behalf of workers at Central Products Company, Intertape Polymer Group, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The workers produce pressure sealant tape.
The investigation revealed that employment and production declined at the subject firm from January through August 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of pressure sealant tape by the subject firm increased during the relevant time 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 determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with pressure sealant tape produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales and production at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Central Products Company, Intertape Polymer Group, Green Bay, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 9, 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 3rd day of December 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,500
CENTRAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
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 on November 10, 2003 and filed jointly by a company official and Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, Local 736, on behalf of workers at Central Products Company, Intertape Polymer Group, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The workers produce pressure sealant tape.
The investigation revealed that employment and production declined at the subject firm from January through August 2003 compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that imports of pressure sealant tape by the subject firm increased during the relevant time 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 determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with pressure sealant tape produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales and production at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Central Products Company, Intertape Polymer Group, Green Bay, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after November 9, 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 3rd day of December 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance