Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 03/02/2005
Filed Date: 03/14/2006
Most Recent Update: 03/20/2006
Determination Date: 03/20/2006
Expiration Date: 03/20/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,026
OXFORD FOODS, INC.
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
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 March 14, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Oxford Foods, Inc., South Deerfield, Massachusetts. The workers
produce pickles, peppers and relishes.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
inaugurated a reliance on imported pickles, peppers and relishes,
and has enlarged that reliance as the closure of the South
Deerfield facility approaches.
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 pickles, peppers and relishes
produced at Oxford Foods, Inc. South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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 Oxford Foods, Inc. South Deerfield,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 2, 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 20th day of March, 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance