Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 12/19/2002
Filed Date: 12/23/2003
Most Recent Update: 01/12/2004
Determination Date: 01/12/2004
Expiration Date: 01/12/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,867
FROEDTERT MALT COMPANY INCORPORATED
WEST PLANT
MILWAUKEE, 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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition received on December 23, 2003 in response to a petition filed by the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Region 4, Local 9, on behalf of workers of Froedtert Malt Co., Inc., West Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The workers produced barley malt.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplies component parts for beer specialty beverages, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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 workers of Froedtert Malt Co., Inc., West Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Froedtert Malt Co., Inc., West Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after December 19, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 12th day of January 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
__ RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance