Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 04/22/2004
Filed Date: 04/27/2005
Most Recent Update: 05/17/2005
Determination Date: 05/17/2005
Expiration Date: 05/17/2007
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,058
RIDDLE & COMPANY LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
STAFF MARK AND PRIME PERSONNEL RESOURCES, INC.
BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
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 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 April 27, 2005, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Riddle & Company LLC,
Burlington, North Carolina. The worker group also includes leased
workers of Staff Mark and Prime Personnel Resources, Inc. The
workers produce woven textile products.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced declines in sales, production and employment during the
relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased their imports of woven textile products 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with woven textile products produced
at Riddle & Company LLC, including leased on-site workers of Staff
Mark and Prime Personnel Resources, Inc., Burlington, North
Carolina, 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 Riddle & Company LLC, including leased on-site
workers of Staff Mark and Prime Personnel Resources, Inc.,
Burlington, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 22, 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 17th day of May 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance