Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/19/2002
Filed Date: 12/23/2003
Most Recent Update: 01/23/2004
Determination Date: 01/23/2004
Expiration Date: 01/23/2006
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,868
SIGNAGE, INC.
CENTERVILLE, TENNESSEE
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, 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.
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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 23, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Signage, Inc., Centerville, Tennessee. The workers
produced illuminated and non-illuminated signs.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to the facility shifting plant
production of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to Canada.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In order to issue a certification of eligibility to apply
for ATAA for older workers, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the e Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Signage, Inc., Centerville, Tennessee 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 assis-
tance 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 23rd day of January 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance