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TAW-53965  /  Sangamon, Inc. (Taylorville, IL)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 01/08/2004
Most Recent Update: 02/11/2004
Determination Date: 02/11/2004
Expiration Date:


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-53,965

SANGAMON, INC.
TAYLORSVILLE, ILLINOIS

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 on January 8, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sangamon, Inc.,
Taylorsville, Illinois. Workers at the subject facility produced
greeting cards prior to cessation of production in the year 2000.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm or subdivision did not produce an article in the relevant
one year time period 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 the 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.
Additionally, 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 facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Sangamon, Inc., Taylorsville, Illinois are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 11th day of February 2004.


/s/ Richard Church


______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance