Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 03/01/2005
Filed Date: 03/02/2006
Most Recent Update: 03/17/2006
Determination Date: 03/17/2006
Expiration Date: 03/17/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,947
COLLINS & AIKMAN
RANTOUL DIVISION
RANTOUL, 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 March 2, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local 26 on behalf of workers of Rantoul Products, a
division of Collins & Aikman, Rantoul, Illinois. The
investigation revealed that the official name of the subject
firm under investigation is Collins & Aikman, Rantoul Division,
Rantoul, Illinois. The workers at the subject firm produce
injected molded plastic for automotive interiors. The workers
are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of vent assemblies for automotive interiors to
Canada, a country that is party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 firm 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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Collins & Aikman, Rantoul Division, Rantoul,
Illinois to Canada, of articles that are like or directly
competitive with injected molded plastic for automotive
interiors produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Collins & Aikman, Rantoul Division,
Rantoul, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 1, 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 17th day of March, 2006
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance