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TAW-59244  /  Convatec (Greensboro, NC)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 04/19/2005
Filed Date: 04/19/2006
Most Recent Update: 05/23/2006
Determination Date: 05/23/2006
Expiration Date: 05/23/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,244

CONVATEC
A DIVISION OF E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, LLC
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 April 19, 2006, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of ConvaTec, a division of
E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina. The workers
produce chronic care/ostomy products for the medical industry.
The investigation revealed that employment and production of
chronic care/ostomy products at the subject firm declined from 2004
to 2005 and in January through March 2006 when compared to the same
period of 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of chronic
care/ostomy products in 2004, 2005, and January through April 2006.
The surveys determined that there was an increase in import
purchases 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that workers at the firm possess
skills that are easily transferable.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with chronic care/ostomy products
produced by ConvaTec, a division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC,
Greensboro, North Carolina, 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 ConvaTec, a division of E.R. Squibb & Sons,
LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 19, 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
I further determine that all workers of ConvaTec, a division
of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of May, 2006

/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance