Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 11/03/2005
Filed Date: 11/07/2006
Most Recent Update: 11/21/2006
Determination Date: 11/21/2006
Expiration Date: 11/21/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,377
SPRINGFIELD LLC
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
ROCK HILL, SOUTH 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 07, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Springfield LLC, Customer Service and Administrative
Office, Rock Hill, South Carolina. The workers are engaged in
the product coordination and customer service in support of the
subject firm's production operations.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Springfield
LLC, Customer Service and Administrative Office, Rock Hill,
South Carolina are in direct support of apparel fabric produced
by an affiliated facility in Gaffney, South Carolina. Workers
of Springfield LLC, Limestone Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina,
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
under petition number TA-W-60,379. That certification expires
November 21, 2008.
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 determine that workers of Springfield LLC,
Customer Service and Administrative Office, Rock Hill, South
Carolina, 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 Springfield LLC, Customer Service and
Administrative Office, Rock Hill, South Carolina who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 3, 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 21st day of November 2006
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance