Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/27/2005
Filed Date: 11/01/2006
Most Recent Update: 11/27/2006
Determination Date: 11/27/2006
Expiration Date: 11/27/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,346
TUBULAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
WELCOME, 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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 31, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Tubular
Technologies LLC, Welcome, North Carolina. The workers of the
subject firm produce steel fabricated assemblies (just-in-time tilt
frame assemblies, cube truck assemblies, and mop wringer handle
assemblies).
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined at the subject facility during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding its purchases of steel
fabricated assemblies during 2004, 2005, and January through
October 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period. The survey
revealed that the major customer increased its purchases of
imported steel fabricated assemblies, while decreasing their
purchases from the subject firm during the relevant time period.
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 steel fabricated assemblies
produced at Tubular Technologies LLC, Welcome, 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 Tubular Technologies LLC, Welcome, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 27, 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 27th day of November, 2006
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance