Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/21/2005
Filed Date: 06/13/2006
Most Recent Update: 07/21/2006
Determination Date: 07/21/2006
Expiration Date: 07/21/2008
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,558
CLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CALEDONIA, MICHIGAN
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on June 13, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of Clarion Technologies,
Inc., Caledonia, Michigan. The workers produce injection molded
plastic parts.
The investigation revealed that Clarion Technologies, Inc.,
Caledonia, Michigan supplies component parts for automotive sub-
assemblies and appliances, and a loss of business with
manufacturers whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation
or threat of separation of workers at the subject firm.
Also, the subject firm is shifting a portion of its
production to Mexico, a country with which the United States has
a free trade agreement.
In addition, 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 workers of Clarion Technologies,
Inc., Caledonia, Michigan qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Clarion Technologies, Inc., Caledonia,
Michigan who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 12, 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 assis-
tance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of July 2006
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-59,558
CLARION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CALEDONIA, MICHIGAN
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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on June 13, 2006 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of Clarion Technologies,
Inc., Caledonia, Michigan. The workers produce injection molded
plastic parts.
The investigation revealed that Clarion Technologies, Inc.,
Caledonia, Michigan supplies component parts for automotive sub-
assemblies and appliances, and a loss of business with
manufacturers whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation
or threat of separation of workers at the subject firm.
Also, the subject firm is shifting a portion of its
production to Mexico, a country with which the United States has
a free trade agreement.
In addition, 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 workers of Clarion Technologies,
Inc., Caledonia, Michigan qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Clarion Technologies, Inc., Caledonia,
Michigan who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 12, 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 assis-
tance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of July 2006
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance