Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/24/2004
Filed Date: 02/28/2005
Most Recent Update: 03/10/2005
Determination Date: 03/10/2005
Expiration Date: 03/10/2007
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,651
PROFILE METAL FORMING
TULLAHOMA PLANT DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF RANDSTAD
TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition received on February 28, 2005 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee. The workers produce fabricated sheet metal components and stampings; they are not separately identifiable by product line. Some on-site workers were leased from Randstad.
The investigation revealed that Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee supplies component parts for commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, including leased on-site workers of Randstad, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, including leased on site workers of Randstad, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 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 are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of March 2005
/s/ Richard Church
__ RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,651
PROFILE METAL FORMING
TULLAHOMA PLANT DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF RANDSTAD
TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition received on February 28, 2005 in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee. The workers produce fabricated sheet metal components and stampings; they are not separately identifiable by product line. Some on-site workers were leased from Randstad.
The investigation revealed that Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee supplies component parts for commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, including leased on-site workers of Randstad, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Profile Metal Forming, Tullahoma Plant Division, Tullahoma, Tennessee, including leased on site workers of Randstad, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 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 are also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of March 2005
/s/ Richard Church
__ RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance