Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 06/15/2004
Most Recent Update: 07/19/2004
Determination Date: 07/19/2004
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,075
QUITMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
SHOWROOM
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TA-W-55,075A
QUITMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
PRODUCTION
WOODSBURGH, NEW YORK
TA-W-55,075B
QUITMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
DESIGN
PUTNAM VALLEY, NEW YORK
TA-W-55,075C
QUITMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
SALES
SHARON, MASSACHUSETTS
Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on June 15, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Quitman Manufacturing Company, Showroom, New York, New York (TA-W-
55,075); Quitman Manufacturing Company, Production, Woodsburgh, New
York (TA-W-55,075A); Quitman Manufacturing Company, Design, Putnam
Valley, New York (TA-W-55,075B); and, Quitman Manufacturing
Company, Sales, Sharon, Massachusetts (TA-W-55,075C). The workers
at Quitman Manufacturing Company, Showroom, performed purchasing,
scheduling, shipping and sales services; at Quitman Manufacturing
Company, Production, performed ordering and scheduling services; at
Quitman Manufacturing Company, Design, performed design services;
and at Quitman Manufacturing Company, Sales, performed sales office
services.
In order to be considered eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker
group seeking certification (or on whose behalf certification is
being sought) must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision
that produces an article domestically and there must be a
relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
investigation revealed that although production of an article(s)
occurred within the firm or appropriate subdivision, the service
workers described above do not support this production. Thus the
worker group can not be considered import impacted or affected by
a shift in production of an article.
In addition, 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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Quitman Manufacturing Company, Showroom, New York, New York (TA-
W-55,075); Quitman Manufacturing Company, Production, Woodsburgh,
New York (TA-W-55,075A); Quitman Manufacturing Company, Design,
Putnam Valley, New York (TA-W-55,075B); and, Quitman
Manufacturing Company, Sales, Sharon, Massachusetts (TA-W-
55,075C) are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 19th day of July 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance