Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 04/15/2003
Filed Date: 04/16/2004
Most Recent Update: 05/04/2004
Determination Date: 05/04/2004
Expiration Date: 05/04/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,730
MANPOWER
WORKERS AT JOHNSTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
DEWITT PLANT
DEWITT, IOWA
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 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 16, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Manpower, Clinton, Iowa. The workers of Manpower
produced insulator for mattress pads and contracted cleaners (i.e.
cleaning offices, cleaning the break-room, sweeping, vacuuming,
emptying trash, cutting and trimming the grass).
The investigation revealed that workers of Manpower, Clinton,
Iowa were contracted to Johnston Industries, Dewitt Plant, Dewitt
Iowa during 2003. Workers were contracted to produce insulators
for mattress pads and contracted cleaners (i.e. cleaning offices,
cleaning the break-room, sweeping, vacuuming, emptying trash,
cutting and trimming the grass). Workers of Johnston Industries,
Inc. were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-53,723C, which expires on
January 15, 2006.
The investigation revealed that employment of the Manpower
workers declined as a result of the Dewitt plant closing.
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 with insulators for mattress pads
produced by Johnston Industries, Inc., Dewitt Plant, Dewitt, Iowa,
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:
"Workers employed by Manpower working at Johnston Industries,
Inc., Dewitt Plant, Dewitt, Iowa, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 15, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 4th day of May 2004
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance