Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 09/13/2003
Filed Date: 10/08/2004
Most Recent Update: 11/08/2004
Determination Date: 11/08/2004
Expiration Date: 11/08/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,759
MONTEREY CARPETS
A SUBSIDIARY OF COLLINS & AIKMAN/TANDUS COMPANY
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
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 that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222
have been met.
The investigation was initiated October 8, 2004, in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Monterey Carpets, subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus
Company, Santa Ana, California. The workers produce commercial
carpets.
The investigation revealed that the employment declined at the
subject firm from 2002 to 2003, and during January through
September 2004 when compared to the same time period of the
previous year.
The investigation revealed that there has been a shift of
production of commercial carpet by the workers' firm to a country
(Canada) that is 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
Monterey Carpets, a subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus Company,
Santa Ana, California, to Canada of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the carpet produced by that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All Workers of Monterey Carpets, a subsidiary of Collins
& Aikman/Tandus Company, Santa Ana, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 13, 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 8th day of November 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,759A
CHROMA SYSTEMS
A SUBSIDIARY OF COLLINS & AIKMAN/TANDUS COMPANY AND
THE DIXIE GROUP
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in that the requirements (b) of Section 222,
as amended, have been met.
An investigation was initiated October 8, 2004, in response to
a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Monterey Carpets, subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus
Company, Santa Ana, California. The workers produce commercial
carpets. The company official requested that the petition
investigation be expanded to include workers of its sister firm,
Chroma Systems, a subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus Company
and The Dixie Group, Santa Ana, California. The workers dye and
finish commercial carpets.
The investigation revealed that Chroma Systems, a subsidiary
of Collins & Aikman/Tandus Company and The Dixie Group, Santa
Ana, California, acts as a downstream producer, dying and
finishing for manufacturers of carpet.
The investigation determined that Monterey Carpets,
subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus Company, Santa Ana,
California, to whom the petitioning workers’ firm or subdivision
acts as a downstream producer, employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility for trade adjustment
assistance based on a shift in production to Canada, and the
downstream production is related to the article that was the
basis for such certification.
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
I further determine that workers of Chroma Systems, a
subsidiary of Collins & Aikman/Tandus Company and The Dixie Group,
Santa Ana, California, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
“All Workers of Chroma Systems, a subsidiary of Collins
& Aikman/Tandus Company and The Dixie Group, Santa Ana,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 13, 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 8th day of November 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance