Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/24/2007
Filed Date: 10/31/2008
Most Recent Update: 11/21/2008
Determination Date: 11/21/2008
Expiration Date: 11/21/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,316
MODERN PLASTICS CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS SPI BLOW MOLDING LLC
COLOMA, 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
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 21, 2008,
applicable to workers of Modern Plastics Corporation, Coloma,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
October 10, 2008 (73 FR 75135).
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 molded plastic parts, a
component for hospital furniture.
The company reports that in August 2008, an outside source
purchased the Blow Molded Department of Modern Plastics
Corporation, including the Coloma, Michigan location of the
subject firm and is now known as SPI Blow Molding LLC.
Accordingly, the certification is being amended to include
workers at the Coloma, Michigan location of Modern Plastics
Corporation, whose wages are reported under the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax account for SPI Blow Molding LLC.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,316 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Modern Plastics Corporation, now known as
SPI Blow Molding LLC, Coloma, Michigan, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October
24, 2007, through November 21, 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 21st day of January 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-64,316
MODERN PLASTICS CORPORATION
COLOMA, 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 in response to a petition
received on October 31, 2008 filed on behalf of workers of Modern
Plastics Corporation, Coloma, Michigan. The workers produce molded
plastic parts.
The investigation revealed that Modern Plastics Corporation,
Coloma, Michigan supplied component parts for hospital furniture,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is 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 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 workers of Modern Plastics
Corporation, Coloma, 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 Modern Plastics Corporation, Coloma, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 24, 2007, 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 21st day of November 2008
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,316
MODERN PLASTICS CORPORATION
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS SPI BLOW MOLDING LLC
COLOMA, 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
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 21, 2008,
applicable to workers of Modern Plastics Corporation, Coloma,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
October 10, 2008 (73 FR 75135).
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 molded plastic parts, a
component for hospital furniture.
The company reports that in August 2008, an outside source
purchased the Blow Molded Department of Modern Plastics
Corporation, including the Coloma, Michigan location of the
subject firm and is now known as SPI Blow Molding LLC.
Accordingly, the certification is being amended to include
workers at the Coloma, Michigan location of Modern Plastics
Corporation, whose wages are reported under the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) tax account for SPI Blow Molding LLC.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,316 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Modern Plastics Corporation, now known as
SPI Blow Molding LLC, Coloma, Michigan, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October
24, 2007, through November 21, 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 21st day of January 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-64,316
MODERN PLASTICS CORPORATION
COLOMA, 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 in response to a petition
received on October 31, 2008 filed on behalf of workers of Modern
Plastics Corporation, Coloma, Michigan. The workers produce molded
plastic parts.
The investigation revealed that Modern Plastics Corporation,
Coloma, Michigan supplied component parts for hospital furniture,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is 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 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 workers of Modern Plastics
Corporation, Coloma, 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 Modern Plastics Corporation, Coloma, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 24, 2007, 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 21st day of November 2008
/s/Richard Church
__
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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