Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 01/24/2004
Filed Date: 01/27/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/28/2005
Determination Date: 02/28/2005
Expiration Date: 02/28/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,409
DAIKIN CLUTCH CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CORPORATE PERSONNEL SERVICES, S & K GROUP
AND ADECCO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
BELLEVILLE, MICHIGAN
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 January 24, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Daiken Clutch Corporation, Belleville,
Michigan. Workers at the subject facility produced clutches and
flywheels (auto parts) and they were not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined absolutely with the
closure of the subject facility in December 2004.
The investigation also revealed that the subject facility
leased some workers from Corporate Personnel Services, Taylor,
Michigan; S&K Group, Taylor, Michigan; and Adecco Employment
Services, Canton, Michigan during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed an increased reliance
on imports of clutches and flywheels relative to the subject
facility's production during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker group
are easily transferable to other positions in the local area.
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 clutches and flywheels
produced at Daiken Clutch Corporation, Belleville, Michigan,
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 certifications:
"All workers of Daiken Clutch Corporation, including on-site
leased workers from Corporate Personnel Services, S&K Group,
and Adecco Employment Services, Belleville, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 24, 2004, 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;
"I further determine that all workers of Daiken Clutch
Corporation, Belleville, Michigan are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 28th day of February, 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance