Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/20/2004
Filed Date: 01/21/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/09/2005
Determination Date: 02/09/2005
Expiration Date: 02/09/2007
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,378
MASONITE DOOR CORPORATION
A DIVISION OF MASONITE INTERNATIONAL
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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 in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 21, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Masonite Door Corporation, A Division of Masonite
International, Richmond, Indiana. The workers at the subject
firm produced residential steel entry doors.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
residential steel entry doors to countries (Mexico and Canada)
that are a party to free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 addition, 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 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 Masonite Door Corporation, A Division of
Masonite International, Richmond, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 20, 2004, 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 9th day of February 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance