Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/19/2004
Filed Date: 12/22/2005
Most Recent Update: 02/14/2006
Determination Date: 02/14/2006
Expiration Date: 02/14/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,541
TFL USA/CANADA INC.
NEW CASTLE PLANT
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
TA-W-58,541A
TFL USA/CANADA INC.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
GREENSBORO, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 December 22, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers at TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle Plant, New Castle,
Delaware (TA-W-58,541) and TFL USA/Canada Inc., Corporate
Headquarters, Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-58,541A). The
workers at the subject facilities produce leather chemicals or
support the production of leather chemicals.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle Plant, New Castle, Delaware
(TA-W-58,541) declined when that facility closed. Further, the
investigation revealed that employment declined at the TFL
USA/Canada Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Greensboro, North
Carolina (TA-W-58,541A) when the TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle
Plant, New Castle, Delaware (TA-W-58,541) facility closed.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
leather chemicals like or directly competitive with those
produced by TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle Plant, New Castle,
Delaware (TA-W-58,541) increased during the relevant period.
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 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 firms 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with leather chemicals produced by
TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle Plant, New Castle, Delaware,
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 TFL USA/Canada Inc., New Castle Plant, New
Castle, Delaware (TA-W-58,541) and TFL USA/Canada Inc.,
Corporate Headquarters, Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-
58,541A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 19, 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 14th day of February, 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance