DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,270

UTI INTEGRADED LOGISTICS
d/b/a STANDARD CORPORATION
625 SOUTH OLD PIEDMONT HIGHWAY FACILITY
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on November 4, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on behalf
of workers of UTI Integrated Logistics, d/b/a Standard Corporation,
625 South Old Piedmont Highway facility, Greenville, South
Carolina. The workers provide shipping and receiving packaging
services for unaffiliated firms.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm 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 shipping and receiving workers
described above 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.
In addition, 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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts in this investigation, I
determine that all workers of UTI Integrated Logistics, d/b/a
Standard Corporation, 625 South Old Piedmont Highway facility,
Greenville, South Carolina are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 9th day of November, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance