Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 08/08/2005
Filed Date: 09/29/2005
Most Recent Update: 12/06/2005
Determination Date: 12/06/2005
Expiration Date: 12/06/2007
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,045
LEXEL COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WESTAFF, INC.
HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 6, 2005,
applicable to workers of Lexel Company, including on-site leased
workers of Westaff, Inc., Hutsonville, Illinois. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2005 (70 FR
75845).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of small electric motors
(fractional H.P. electrical motors).
A previous certification, TA-W-52,202, was issued on August
7, 2003, for workers of Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois
which did not include on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc.
That certification expired August 7, 2005. This certification is
being amended to change the impact date for workers of Westaff,
Inc., from August 8, 2005 to September 28, 2004 (one year prior
to the September 28, 2005 petition date). The impact date for
workers of Lexel Company remains August 8, 2005.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to clarify
the period of eligibility to apply for all workers of Lexel
Company, including on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc.,
Hutsonville, Illinois, who were adversely affected by increased
customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,045 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 8, 2005 through December
6, 2007, and including on-site leased workers of
Westaff, Inc. at the Hutsonville site who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 28, 2004 through December 6, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 16th day of February 2006
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,045
LEXEL COMPANY
A DIVISION OF MAMCO CORPORATION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF WESTAFF, INC.
HUTSONVILLE, 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 (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 September 29, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by an Illinois state agent on behalf
of workers at Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois. The workers at
the subject firm produce fractional horsepower electric motors.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance eon August 7, 2003 (TA-W-52,202). That
certification expired August 7, 2005.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined with the shutdown of the
Hutsonville facility in October of 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of electric motors in 2003,
2004 and January-September of 2005. The survey revealed that
respondents increased their imports while decreasing purchases from
the subject firm in 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 electric motors produced at Lexel
Company, Hutsonville, Illinois, 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 Lexel Company, including leased workers of
Westaff, Inc., Hutsonville, Illinois who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 8, 2005
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 December, 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,045
LEXEL COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WESTAFF, INC.
HUTSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 6, 2005,
applicable to workers of Lexel Company, including on-site leased
workers of Westaff, Inc., Hutsonville, Illinois. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2005 (70 FR
75845).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of small electric motors
(fractional H.P. electrical motors).
A previous certification, TA-W-52,202, was issued on August
7, 2003, for workers of Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois
which did not include on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc.
That certification expired August 7, 2005. This certification is
being amended to change the impact date for workers of Westaff,
Inc., from August 8, 2005 to September 28, 2004 (one year prior
to the September 28, 2005 petition date). The impact date for
workers of Lexel Company remains August 8, 2005.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to clarify
the period of eligibility to apply for all workers of Lexel
Company, including on-site leased workers of Westaff, Inc.,
Hutsonville, Illinois, who were adversely affected by increased
customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,045 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 8, 2005 through December
6, 2007, and including on-site leased workers of
Westaff, Inc. at the Hutsonville site who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 28, 2004 through December 6, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 16th day of February 2006
/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,045
LEXEL COMPANY
A DIVISION OF MAMCO CORPORATION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF WESTAFF, INC.
HUTSONVILLE, 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 (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 September 29, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by an Illinois state agent on behalf
of workers at Lexel Company, Hutsonville, Illinois. The workers at
the subject firm produce fractional horsepower electric motors.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance eon August 7, 2003 (TA-W-52,202). That
certification expired August 7, 2005.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined with the shutdown of the
Hutsonville facility in October of 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
customers regarding their purchases of electric motors in 2003,
2004 and January-September of 2005. The survey revealed that
respondents increased their imports while decreasing purchases from
the subject firm in 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 electric motors produced at Lexel
Company, Hutsonville, Illinois, 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 Lexel Company, including leased workers of
Westaff, Inc., Hutsonville, Illinois who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 8, 2005
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 December, 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance