Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 10/07/2003
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-55,762
SETON COMPANY
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
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 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 October 8, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Seton Company, Newark, New Jersey. Workers
at the subject facility produce leather hides for car seats.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject facility decreased during January through
September 2004, when compared to the same period of the previous
year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the major declining
customers of Seton Company, Newark, New Jersey. This survey
revealed increases in imports of leather hides for car seats
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 with the leather hides for car
seats produced at Seton Company, Newark, New Jersey 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 Seton Company, Newark, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 7, 2003, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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