Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/16/2003
Filed Date: 12/21/2004
Most Recent Update: 01/12/2005
Determination Date: 01/12/2005
Expiration Date: 01/12/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,232
CRH CATERING COMPANY, INC.
WORKERS AT ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER COMPANY
CONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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 December 21, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at CRH Catering Co., Inc., workers at Anchor Glass
Container Company, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. These workers
provided full-time on-site vending services.
The investigation revealed that workers of CRH Catering Co.,
Inc., Connellsville, Pennsylvania were contracted to work on-site
at Anchor Glass Container Company, Connellsville, Pennsylvania from
1983-2004 to provide on-site vending services. Workers of Anchor
Glass Container Company, Connellsville, Pennsylvania were certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-56,075, which expires on December 28, 2006.
The investigation revealed that employment of the CRH Catering
workers declined as a result of the elimination of production work
at Anchor Glass Container Company, Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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 glass containers produced by
Anchor Glass Container Company, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"Workers employed by CRH Catering Co., Inc., working on-site
at Anchor Glass Container Company, Connellsville,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 16, 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 12th day of January 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance