Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/20/2009
Filed Date: 12/08/2008
Most Recent Update: 12/12/2008
Determination Date: 12/12/2008
Expiration Date: 12/12/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,608
ELJER, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CAROL HARRIS STAFFING, LLC
FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
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 December 12, 2008,
applicable to workers of Eljer, Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania.
The notice will be published soon in the Federal Register.
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 vitreous china sanitary ware.
New information shows that workers leased from Carol Harris
Staffing, LLC were employed on-site at the Ford City,
Pennsylvania location of Eljer, Inc. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of Eljer, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Carol Harris
Staffing, LLC working on-site at the Ford City, Pennsylvania
location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Eljer, Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania, who
were adversely affected by a shift in production of vitreous
china sanitary ware to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,608 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Eljer, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Carol Harris Staffing, LLC, Ford City,
Pennsylvania, who become totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 20, 2009 through
December 12, 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 24th day of December 2008
/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-64,608
ELJER, INC.
FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
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.
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.
This investigation was initiated on December 8, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Eljer Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania. The workers
produce vitreous china sanitary ware such as toilets, tubs, sinks,
etc. The workers are not separately identifiable by product.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on January 19, 2007 (TA-W-
TA-W-60,748). That certification will expire on January 19, 2009.
Employment and the subject firm declined in January through
November 2008 when compared to the same period of the previous
year, and will continue to decline after the expiration of TA-W-
60,748.
A portion of production of vitreous china sanitary ware
manufactured in the Ford City facility has shifted to Mexico, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 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 Mexico 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 Eljer Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania, who
become totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 20, 2009 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 12th day of December 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,608
ELJER, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CAROL HARRIS STAFFING, LLC
FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
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 December 12, 2008,
applicable to workers of Eljer, Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania.
The notice will be published soon in the Federal Register.
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 vitreous china sanitary ware.
New information shows that workers leased from Carol Harris
Staffing, LLC were employed on-site at the Ford City,
Pennsylvania location of Eljer, Inc. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of Eljer, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Carol Harris
Staffing, LLC working on-site at the Ford City, Pennsylvania
location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Eljer, Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania, who
were adversely affected by a shift in production of vitreous
china sanitary ware to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,608 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Eljer, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Carol Harris Staffing, LLC, Ford City,
Pennsylvania, who become totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 20, 2009 through
December 12, 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 24th day of December 2008
/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-64,608
ELJER, INC.
FORD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
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.
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.
This investigation was initiated on December 8, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Eljer Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania. The workers
produce vitreous china sanitary ware such as toilets, tubs, sinks,
etc. The workers are not separately identifiable by product.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on January 19, 2007 (TA-W-
TA-W-60,748). That certification will expire on January 19, 2009.
Employment and the subject firm declined in January through
November 2008 when compared to the same period of the previous
year, and will continue to decline after the expiration of TA-W-
60,748.
A portion of production of vitreous china sanitary ware
manufactured in the Ford City facility has shifted to Mexico, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 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 Mexico 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 Eljer Inc., Ford City, Pennsylvania, who
become totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 20, 2009 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 12th day of December 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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