Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/10/2004
Filed Date: 08/12/2005
Most Recent Update: 09/06/2005
Determination Date: 09/06/2005
Expiration Date: 09/06/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,731
TEEPAK LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION
SHIRRING DEPARTMENT
DANVILLE PLANT
DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
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 August 12, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Teepak Limited Liability Corporation, Shirring
Department, Danville Plant, Danville, Illinois. Workers in the
Shirring Department produce shirred cellulose casings and are
separately identifiable from others employed at the facility.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject Department are threatened to become
separated from employment.
Furthermore, some of the shirred cellulose casing production
at the subject firm has shifted from Danville, Illinois to a
country (Mexico) 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 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 facilities are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in product from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Teepak Limited Liability Corporation, Shirring
Department, Danville Plant, Danville, Illinois who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after August 10 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 6th day of September 2005
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance