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TAW-61608  /  Personnel Management, Inc. (Princeton, IN)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/29/2006
Filed Date: 06/01/2007
Most Recent Update: 07/20/2007
Determination Date: 07/20/2007
Expiration Date: 07/20/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,608

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.
A DIVISION OF DHI HOLDINGS, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS OF PREMIER MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.
AND PRODUCT ACTION INTERNATIONAL, LLC
WORKING ON-SITE AT TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING INDIANA, INC.
PRINCETON, INDIANA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 a Denial
of Eligibility to Apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
on July 20, 2007, applicable to workers of Personnel Management,
Inc., a division of DHI Holdings, Inc., working on-site at Toyota
Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2007 (72 FR
42435).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Siennas and
Toyota Tundras.
New information shows that workers leased by Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. from Premier Manufacturing Support
Services, Inc. and Product Action International, LLC were employed
on-site at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton,
Indiana.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers at the subject firm who were adversely affected by
increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with
the vehicles produced at the subject plant in Princeton, Indiana.
The Department has determined that these workers were
sufficiently under the control of Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Premier Manufacturing
Support Services, Inc. and Product Action International, LLC
working on-site at the Princeton, Indiana location of the subject
firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,608 is hereby issued
as follows:


"All workers of Personnel Management, Inc., a division of DHI
Holdings, Inc., including workers of Premier Manufacturing
Support Services, Inc. and Product Action International, LLC,
working on-site at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc.,
Princeton, Indiana, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 29, 2006 through July 20,
2009, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.”
I further determine that all workers of Personnel Management,
Inc., a division of DHI Holdings, Inc., including workers of
Premier Manufacturing Support Services, Inc. and Product
Action International, LLC, working on-site at Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 17th day of July 2009

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,608

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INC.
A DIVISION OF DHI HOLDINGS, INC.
WORKING ON-SITE AT TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING INDIANA, INC.
PRINCETON, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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.
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 June 1, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Personnel Management,
Inc., a division of DHI Holdings, Inc, employed on-site at Toyota
Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana. The workers
assemble automobiles: Toyota Sequoias, Toyota Siennas and Toyota
Tundras. Workers are not separately identifiable by specific
vehicle.
The investigation revealed that vehicle production and
employment of Personnel Management, Inc., workers at the subject
facility declined in January through April 2007 compared with the
same period in 2006.
The Department of Labor conducted an analysis of the United
States market share of vehicles like or directly competitive with
the vehicles produced at the Princeton facility. The investigation
determined that imports of such vehicles significantly increased
their share of the U.S. market in January through April 2007
compared with the same period in 2006, while the Toyota Sequoia,
Sienna and Tundra decreased their share of the U.S. market during
the same comparative period.
Although sales of imported like or directly competitive
vehicles declined slightly in the partial year 2007 period, sales
of like vehicles produced at the subject firm experienced much
greater declines in the same period, showing an increased consumer
reliance on vehicles produced abroad.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility does not
have a significant number of workers who are age 50 and above.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with the vehicles produced at the subject plant
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 Personnel Management, Inc., a division of DHI
Holdings, Inc, employed on-site at Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 29, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Personnel Management,
Inc., a division of DHI Holdings, Inc, employed on-site at
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., Princeton, Indiana,
are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 20th day of July 2007

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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