Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/18/2004
Filed Date: 04/22/2005
Most Recent Update: 05/26/2005
Determination Date: 05/26/2005
Expiration Date: 05/26/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,029
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
A DIVISION OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 22, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hamilton Sundstrand, a division of United Technologies, Grand
Junction, Colorado. The workers produce aerospace components. The
worker group includes leased workers of Manpower, who were employed
on-site at the subject facility under a contractual basis.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined during the period of January through
March of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. It is
anticipated that production at the Grand Junction facility will
cease in 2005.
Furthermore, the subject facility is shifting production to a
country (Singapore) that is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Singapore 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 Hamilton Sundstrand, a division of United
Technologies, including leased workers of Manpower, Grand
Junction, Colorado who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 18, 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 26th day of May 2005
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance