Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/28/2003
Filed Date: 11/01/2004
Most Recent Update: 11/22/2004
Determination Date: 11/22/2004
Expiration Date: 11/22/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,896
TUREX
ENGINEERED FILMS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF PLIANT CORPORATION
HARRISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND
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 November 1, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Turex, Engineered Films Division, a subsidiary of Pliant
Corporation, Harrisville, Rhode Island. The workers produce mono
layer polyethylene film and are not separately identifiable by
product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined and the subject firm shifted production and
equipment of mono layer polyethylene film to a country (Canada)
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 were layoffs and a shift in
production from the subject firm to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers Turex, Engineered Films Division, a subsidiary of
Pliant Corporation, Harrisville, Rhode Island, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 28, 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 22rd day of November, 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance