Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/27/2008
Filed Date: 10/29/2009
Most Recent Update: 05/14/2010
Determination Date: 05/14/2010
Expiration Date: 05/14/2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,711
WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
WAGES ARE PAID THROUGH GLOBE PIPE HANGER PRODUCTS, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on May 14, 2010, applicable to workers of Wire
Products Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The Department’s Notice
of determination was published in the Federal Register on May 28,
2010 (75 FR 30067).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of wires, springs and
stampings for industrial customers.
New information shows that workers from Globe Pipe Hanger
Products, Inc. were employed on-site and in conjunction with its’
sister firm, Wire Products Company, Inc. Production is
vertically integrated and both entities are experiencing layoffs.
Information also shows that workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name
Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers of Globe Pipe Hanger Products,
Inc., working on-site at the Cleveland, Ohio location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Wire Products Company, Inc., Cleveland,
Ohio who were adversely affected by increased imports of wires,
springs and stampings for industrial customers.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-72,711 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Wire Products Company, Inc., including
workers whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are
paid through Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 27, 2008,
through May 14, 2012, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through May 14,
2012, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of July, 2010
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,711
WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 29, 2009 on behalf of workers of Wire Products
Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The workers produce wires, springs
and stampings for industrial customers.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of workers at the subject firm was totally or
partially separated, or threatened with such separation, during
the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of wires, springs and stampings at the subject
firm have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with wires, springs and
stampings produced by the subject firm have increased during the
relevant period. Specifically, a survey conducted by the
Department of Labor revealed that major declining customers of the
subject firm increased their relative reliance on imported wires,
springs and stampings while curtailing purchases from the subject
firm during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because the
increased imports of wires, springs and stampings by customers of
the subject firm contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at the Cleveland, Ohio
facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Wire Products Company,
Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
“All workers of Wire Products Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 27, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of May, 2010
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,711
WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
WAGES ARE PAID THROUGH GLOBE PIPE HANGER PRODUCTS, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued
a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on May 14, 2010, applicable to workers of Wire
Products Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The Department’s Notice
of determination was published in the Federal Register on May 28,
2010 (75 FR 30067).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of wires, springs and
stampings for industrial customers.
New information shows that workers from Globe Pipe Hanger
Products, Inc. were employed on-site and in conjunction with its’
sister firm, Wire Products Company, Inc. Production is
vertically integrated and both entities are experiencing layoffs.
Information also shows that workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under the name
Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers of Globe Pipe Hanger Products,
Inc., working on-site at the Cleveland, Ohio location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Wire Products Company, Inc., Cleveland,
Ohio who were adversely affected by increased imports of wires,
springs and stampings for industrial customers.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-72,711 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Wire Products Company, Inc., including
workers whose unemployment insurance (UI) wages are
paid through Globe Pipe Hanger Products, Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 27, 2008,
through May 14, 2012, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from
employment on the date of certification through May 14,
2012, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 13th day of July, 2010
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,711
WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 29, 2009 on behalf of workers of Wire Products
Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The workers produce wires, springs
and stampings for industrial customers.
The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of workers at the subject firm was totally or
partially separated, or threatened with such separation, during
the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of wires, springs and stampings at the subject
firm have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with wires, springs and
stampings produced by the subject firm have increased during the
relevant period. Specifically, a survey conducted by the
Department of Labor revealed that major declining customers of the
subject firm increased their relative reliance on imported wires,
springs and stampings while curtailing purchases from the subject
firm during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because the
increased imports of wires, springs and stampings by customers of
the subject firm contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at the Cleveland, Ohio
facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Wire Products Company,
Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
“All workers of Wire Products Company, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 27, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of May, 2010
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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