Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 04/05/2004
Filed Date: 04/07/2005
Most Recent Update: 04/14/2005
Determination Date: 04/14/2005
Expiration Date: 04/14/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,922
ANTHONY & COMPANY, INC.
ESCANABA, MICHIGAN
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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated April 7, 2005 in response to a
petition filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union
on behalf of workers of Anthony & Company, Inc., Escanaba,
Michigan. Workers at the subject firm produce wooden paint
stirrers.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of
workers at the subject company have been separated or are
threatened with separation from employment and that production of
at the subject plant declined during the relevant time period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their imports of wooden paint stirrers during the
relevant period.
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 increases of imports of wooden paint
stirrers produced at Anthony & Company, Inc., Escanaba, 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 certification:
"All workers of Anthony & Company, Inc., Escanaba, Michigan,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 5, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of April 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance