Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 04/08/2003
Filed Date: 04/12/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/22/2004
Determination Date: 04/22/2004
Expiration Date: 04/22/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,707
QUINCY PRODUCTS
A DIVISION OF VALLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
QUINCY, MICHIGAN
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), 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 April 12, 2004, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Quincy Products, a
division of Valley Industries, Inc., Quincy, Michigan. The
workers at the subject firm produced freezer shelves.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased from 2002 to 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of freezer shelves. This survey
revealed increases in imports of freezer shelves during the period
under investigation.
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 produced by Quincy Products, a
division of Valley Industries, Inc., Quincy, Michigan, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Quincy Products, a division of Valley
Industries, Inc., Quincy, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 8, 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 22nd day of April, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance