Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 06/30/2003
Filed Date: 07/01/2004
Most Recent Update: 07/27/2004
Determination Date: 07/27/2004
Expiration Date: 07/27/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,187
QUALITY METAL FINISHING COMPANY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF JOB SMART AND S & H SPHERION
BYRON, ILLINOIS
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative 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 July 1, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a state workforce representative on behalf
of workers at Quality Metal Finishing Company, Byron, Illinois.
The workers at the subject firm produce chrome-plated zinc die
casts.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from 2002 to 2003 and again
from January through June 2004 compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm also leased
workers from Job Smart and S & H Spherion to produce chrome-plated
zinc die casts.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of chrome-plated zinc
die casts. The survey revealed increased imports of chrome-plated
zinc die casts by the subject firm's major declining customers
during the period under investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 chrome-plated zinc die casts
produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Quality Metal Finishing Company, Byron,
Illinois and leased workers of Job Smart and S & H Spherion
producing chrome-plated zinc die casts at Quality Metal
Finishing Company, Byron, Illinois who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 30, 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 28th day of July, 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance