Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 12/04/2006
Filed Date: 12/05/2007
Most Recent Update: 01/14/2008
Determination Date: 01/14/2008
Expiration Date: 01/14/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,538
ITW FOILS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CENTRAL MICHIGAN STAFFING
MT. PLEASANT, 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 January 14, 2008,
applicable to workers of ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on February 1,
2008 (73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of hot stamp foil.
New information shows that leased workers of Central
Michigan Staffing were employed on-site at the Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan location of ITW Foils. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the control of the
subject firm to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Central Michigan
Staffing working on-site at the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan location
of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan who
were adversely-impacted by a shift in production of hot stamp
foils to Canada.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,538 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of ITW Foils, including on-site leased
workers from Central Michigan Staffing, Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 4, 2006, through
January 14, 2010, 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 27th day of February 2008
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,538
ITW FOILS
MT. PLEASANT, 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, 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 in response to a petition
received on December 5, 2007, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The
workers produce hot stamp foil. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of hot stamp foil to a country (Canada)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 4, 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 in Washington, D.C. this 14th day of January 2008.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,538
ITW FOILS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CENTRAL MICHIGAN STAFFING
MT. PLEASANT, 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 January 14, 2008,
applicable to workers of ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on February 1,
2008 (73 FR 6212).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of hot stamp foil.
New information shows that leased workers of Central
Michigan Staffing were employed on-site at the Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan location of ITW Foils. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the control of the
subject firm to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Central Michigan
Staffing working on-site at the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan location
of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan who
were adversely-impacted by a shift in production of hot stamp
foils to Canada.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,538 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of ITW Foils, including on-site leased
workers from Central Michigan Staffing, Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 4, 2006, through
January 14, 2010, 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 27th day of February 2008
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-62,538
ITW FOILS
MT. PLEASANT, 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, 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 in response to a petition
received on December 5, 2007, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The
workers produce hot stamp foil. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of hot stamp foil to a country (Canada)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of ITW Foils, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 4, 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 in Washington, D.C. this 14th day of January 2008.
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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