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TAW-60641  /  Collis, Inc. (Evansville, IN)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/19/2005
Filed Date: 12/19/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/29/2007
Determination Date: 01/29/2007
Expiration Date: 01/29/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,641

COLLIS INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SSW HOLDING COMPANY
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

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 its 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 to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
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 December 19, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Collis Inc., a Subsidiary of SSW Holding Company,
Evansville, Indiana. The workers produced appliance shelving.
The investigation revealed that employment at Collis Inc., a
Subsidiary of SSW Holding Company, Evansville, Indiana declined
during the period under investigation.
The investigation revealed that Collis Inc., a Subsidiary of
SSW Holding Company, Evansville, Indiana supplies component parts
(appliance shelving) for refrigerators, and at least 20 percent
of its production or sales are supplied to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 subject facility are
50 year of age or older 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 at Collis Inc., a
Subsidiary of SSW Holding Company, Evansville, Indiana 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 Collis Inc., a Subsidiary of SSW Holding
Company, Evansville, Indiana who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 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 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 29th day of January, 2007.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance