Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 01/02/2008
Filed Date: 01/02/2009
Most Recent Update: 04/13/2009
Determination Date: 04/13/2009
Expiration Date: 04/13/2011
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,806
GARVIN INDUSTRIES
A DIVISION OF GUARANTEE SPECIALTIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MEADVILLE STAFFING/CAREER CONCEPTS
ADAMSVILLE, 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 April 13, 2009, applicable to workers of Garvin Industries, a division of Guarantee Specialties, Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2009 (74 FR 19996).
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 gaskets and seals for the automotive industry.
The review of the investigation record shows that the Department inadvertently excluded from the certification on-site leased workers from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of the subject to be considered leased workers.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the Adamsville, Pennsylvania location of the subject firm who were secondarily affected as a supplier of gaskets and seals for the automobile industry.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts working on-site at the Adamsville, Pennsylvania location of the subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,806 is hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of Garvin Industries, a division of Guarantee Specialties, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts, Adamsville, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 2, 2008 through April 13, 2011, 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 29th day of June 2009
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________ LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,806
GARVIN INDUSTRIES
GUARANTEE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF
GUARANTEE SPECIALIST, INC.
ADAMVILLE, 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 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 January 2, 2009, in response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers at Garvin Industries, Guarantee Specialties division, a subsidiary of Guarantee Specialties Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged in production of gaskets and seals used for the automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania supplied components and a loss of business with a manufacturer of gaskets and seals whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania.
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 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 at Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania, 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 Garvin Industries, Guarantee Specialties division, a subsidiary of Guarantee Specialties Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 2, 2008 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 13th day of April 2009
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,806
GARVIN INDUSTRIES
A DIVISION OF GUARANTEE SPECIALTIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MEADVILLE STAFFING/CAREER CONCEPTS
ADAMSVILLE, 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 April 13, 2009, applicable to workers of Garvin Industries, a division of Guarantee Specialties, Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2009 (74 FR 19996).
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 gaskets and seals for the automotive industry.
The review of the investigation record shows that the Department inadvertently excluded from the certification on-site leased workers from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts. The Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control of the subject to be considered leased workers.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all workers of the Adamsville, Pennsylvania location of the subject firm who were secondarily affected as a supplier of gaskets and seals for the automobile industry.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to include workers leased from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts working on-site at the Adamsville, Pennsylvania location of the subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,806 is hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of Garvin Industries, a division of Guarantee Specialties, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Meadville Staffing/Career Concepts, Adamsville, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 2, 2008 through April 13, 2011, 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 29th day of June 2009
/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-64,806
GARVIN INDUSTRIES
GUARANTEE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF
GUARANTEE SPECIALIST, INC.
ADAMVILLE, 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 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 January 2, 2009, in response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers at Garvin Industries, Guarantee Specialties division, a subsidiary of Guarantee Specialties Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged in production of gaskets and seals used for the automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania supplied components and a loss of business with a manufacturer of gaskets and seals whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania.
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 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 at Garvin Industries, Adamsville, Pennsylvania, 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 Garvin Industries, Guarantee Specialties division, a subsidiary of Guarantee Specialties Inc., Adamsville, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after January 2, 2008 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 13th day of April 2009
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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