Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 07/07/2003
Filed Date: 07/09/2004
Most Recent Update: 07/28/2004
Determination Date: 07/28/2004
Expiration Date: 07/28/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,218
BRADY WORLDWIDE, INC.
GOOD HOPE ROAD PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER, INC.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 9, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Brady Worldwide, Inc., Good Hope Road Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The workers at the subject firm produce various stock and custom
printed blank and die cut pressure sensitive labels, sleeves and
tags; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that during the relevant period,
the subject firm leased some production workers from Manpower,
Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from January through June 2004, when compared to the same
period in 2003.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of various stock and
custom printed blank and die cut pressure sensitive labels, sleeves
and tags to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Brady Worldwide, Inc., Good Hope Road Plant,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower, Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 7, 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 28th day of July, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance