Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/09/2006
Filed Date: 03/12/2007
Most Recent Update: 04/23/2007
Determination Date: 04/23/2007
Expiration Date: 04/23/2009
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,094
PINE RIVER PLASTICS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
KELLY SERVICES, MANPOWER AND PINNACLE STAFFING
ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN
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 April 23, 2007,
applicable to workers of Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
May 9, 2007 (72 FR 26424).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of plastic injection
molded parts.
The review of the investigation file shows that the
Department inadvertently omitted the leased workers from Kelly
Services, Manpower and Pinnacle Staffing who were engaged in
employment related to the production on-site at the St. Clair,
Michigan location of Pine River Plastics, Inc.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Kelly Services,
Manpower and Pinnacle Staffing working on-site at Pine River
Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Pine River Plastics, St. Clair, Michigan
who were adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,094 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Pine River Plastics, Inc., including
on-site leased workers of Kelly Services, Manpower and
Pinnacle Staffing, St. Clair, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 9, 2006, through April 23, 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 13th day of June 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-61,094
PINE RIVER PLASTICS, INC.
ST. CLAIR, 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 March 12, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan. Workers at the
subject firm produced plastic injection molded parts.
The investigation revealed that Pine River Plastics, Inc., St.
Clair, Michigan, supplied component parts for door panels, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales was supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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 Pine River Plastics,
Inc., St. Clair, 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 Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 9, 2006, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of April 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-61,094
PINE RIVER PLASTICS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
KELLY SERVICES, MANPOWER AND PINNACLE STAFFING
ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN
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 April 23, 2007,
applicable to workers of Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
May 9, 2007 (72 FR 26424).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of plastic injection
molded parts.
The review of the investigation file shows that the
Department inadvertently omitted the leased workers from Kelly
Services, Manpower and Pinnacle Staffing who were engaged in
employment related to the production on-site at the St. Clair,
Michigan location of Pine River Plastics, Inc.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Kelly Services,
Manpower and Pinnacle Staffing working on-site at Pine River
Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Pine River Plastics, St. Clair, Michigan
who were adversely affected by increased imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,094 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Pine River Plastics, Inc., including
on-site leased workers of Kelly Services, Manpower and
Pinnacle Staffing, St. Clair, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 9, 2006, through April 23, 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 13th day of June 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-61,094
PINE RIVER PLASTICS, INC.
ST. CLAIR, 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 March 12, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan. Workers at the
subject firm produced plastic injection molded parts.
The investigation revealed that Pine River Plastics, Inc., St.
Clair, Michigan, supplied component parts for door panels, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales was supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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 Pine River Plastics,
Inc., St. Clair, 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 Pine River Plastics, Inc., St. Clair, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 9, 2006, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of April 2007.
/s/Linda G. Poole
__
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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