Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/11/2005
Filed Date: 12/12/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/22/2007
Determination Date: 02/22/2007
Expiration Date: 02/22/2009
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,578
LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
MICROTECH/KPB STAFFING
WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 22, 2007,
applicable to workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 10561).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of wood speaker cabinets and
speakers.
New information provided by the State agency representative
shows that some of the former employees of the subject firm were
converted to a temporary staffing agency, MicroTech/KPB Staffing,
and continued employment on-site at the Whitinsville,
Massachusetts location of Loud Technologies, Inc.
Based on this new information, the Department is amending
the certification to include temporary workers of MicroTech/KPB
Staffing working on-site at the Whitinsville, Massachusetts
location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers at Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, who were adversely affected by a likely increase
in imports following a shift in production to China.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,578 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., including on-
site temporary workers of MicroTech/KPB Staffing,
Whitinsville, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
December 11, 2005, through February 22, 2009, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of August 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole_____________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,578
LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WHITINSVILLE, 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, 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 December 12, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
The workers are engaged in the production of wood speaker cabinets
and speakers.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to a
shift in production of wood speaker cabinets and speakers to China.
It is likely that company imports of these articles will increase.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to China of articles that are like
or directly competitive with wood speaker cabinets and speakers
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 11, 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 22nd day of February, 2007
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,578
LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
MICROTECH/KPB STAFFING
WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 22, 2007,
applicable to workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 10561).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of wood speaker cabinets and
speakers.
New information provided by the State agency representative
shows that some of the former employees of the subject firm were
converted to a temporary staffing agency, MicroTech/KPB Staffing,
and continued employment on-site at the Whitinsville,
Massachusetts location of Loud Technologies, Inc.
Based on this new information, the Department is amending
the certification to include temporary workers of MicroTech/KPB
Staffing working on-site at the Whitinsville, Massachusetts
location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers at Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, who were adversely affected by a likely increase
in imports following a shift in production to China.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-60,578 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., including on-
site temporary workers of MicroTech/KPB Staffing,
Whitinsville, Massachusetts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
December 11, 2005, through February 22, 2009, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of August 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole_____________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,578
LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WHITINSVILLE, 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, 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 December 12, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
The workers are engaged in the production of wood speaker cabinets
and speakers.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to a
shift in production of wood speaker cabinets and speakers to China.
It is likely that company imports of these articles will increase.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to China of articles that are like
or directly competitive with wood speaker cabinets and speakers
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Loud Technologies, Inc., Whitinsville,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 11, 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 22nd day of February, 2007
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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