Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 08/18/2005
Most Recent Update: 08/26/2005
Determination Date: 08/26/2005
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,785
GREENFIELD MONTAGUE TRANSIT AREA
GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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.
The investigation was initiated on August 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a state representative
(Massachusetts) on behalf of workers of Greenfield Montague Transit
Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts. The firm is a public
transportation company. The workers on whose behalf the petition
was filed performed cleaning services.
The investigation revealed that Greenfield Montague Transit
Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts, does not produce an article
within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be
considered eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking
certification (or on whose behalf certification is being sought)
must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces an
article and there must be a relationship between the workers' work
and the article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The cleaning service workers do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically and
thus the worker group can not be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that cleaning service workers of
Greenfield Montague Transit Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts,
are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 26th day of August 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,785
GREENFIELD MONTAGUE TRANSIT AREA
GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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.
The investigation was initiated on August 18, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a state representative
(Massachusetts) on behalf of workers of Greenfield Montague Transit
Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts. The firm is a public
transportation company. The workers on whose behalf the petition
was filed performed cleaning services.
The investigation revealed that Greenfield Montague Transit
Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts, does not produce an article
within the meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be
considered eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking
certification (or on whose behalf certification is being sought)
must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces an
article and there must be a relationship between the workers' work
and the article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The cleaning service workers do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically and
thus the worker group can not be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that cleaning service workers of
Greenfield Montague Transit Area (GMTA), Greenfield, Massachusetts,
are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 26th day of August 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance