Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 03/23/2003
Filed Date: 03/29/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/15/2004
Determination Date: 04/15/2004
Expiration Date: 04/15/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,615
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
AUTOMOTIVE GLASS DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF AFFILIATED BUILDING SERVICES
BEREA, KENTUCKY
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 March 29, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of PPG Industries, Inc.,
Automotive Glass Division, Berea, Kentucky. The workers at the
subject firm produce automotive replacement windshields; they are
not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from January through February 2004, when compared to the
same period in 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that during the period
under investigation, the subject firm leased some workers from
Affiliated Building Services, Richmond, Kentucky.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of automotive replacement
windshields to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of PPG Industries, Inc., Automotive Glass
Division, including leased workers from Affiliated Building
Services, Berea, Kentucky, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 23, 2003, 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 15th day of April, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance