Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 04/15/2003
Filed Date: 04/19/2004
Most Recent Update: 05/10/2004
Determination Date: 05/10/2004
Expiration Date: 05/10/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,743
ACME PAD CORPORATION
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
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 19, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Acme Pad Corporation,
Baltimore, Maryland. The workers at the subject firm produce
shoulder pads and sleeve heads.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the
same period of 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of shoulder pads and sleeve
heads in 2002, 2003 and January to March, 2004. The survey
revealed increased imports 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 Acme Pad Corporation,
Baltimore, Maryland 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 Acme Pad Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of May, 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance