Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/05/2009
Filed Date: 04/06/2010
Most Recent Update: 10/07/2010
Determination Date: 10/07/2010
Expiration Date: 10/07/2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,851
MUELLER STEAM SPECIALTY
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CORE INDUSTREIS
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES ARE
REPORTED THROUGH WATTS REGULATOR, WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
STAFFING ALLIANCE, TWO HAWK EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND
ROBERT HALF ACCOUNTEMPS
ST. PAULS, NORTH CAROLINA
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 October 7,, 2010, applicable to workers
of Mueller Steam Specialty, including on-site leased workers
from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and Robert
Half Accountemps, St. Pauls, North Carolina. The workers
produce strainers and valves. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 65519).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that workers separated from
employment at the St. Pauls, North Carolina location of Mueller
Steam Specialty had their wages reported through two separated
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts under the names Core
Industries and Watts Regulator, Watts Water Technologies.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflex this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers the St. Pauls, North Carolina location of Mueller
Steam Specialty, formerly known as Care Industries, including
workers whose unemployment Insurance (UI) wages are reported
through Watts Regulator, Watts Water Technologies who were
adversely affected by increased imports of strainers and valves.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-73,851 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Mueller Steam Specialty, formerly known as
Core Industries, including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through Watts regulator,
Watts water Technologies, including on-site leased workers
from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and
Robert Half Accountemps, St. Pauls, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 5, 2009, through October 7, 2012, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 28th day of March 2011.
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,851
MUELLER STEAM SPECIALTY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFING ALLIANCE, TWO
HAWK EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND ROBERT HALF ACCOUNTEMPS
ST. PAULS, NORTH CAROLINA
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 April 6, 2010, by a One-Stop operator on behalf of
workers of Mueller Steam Specialty, St. Pauls, North Carolina.
The workers produce strainers and valves. The worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk
Employment Agency, and Robert Half Accountemps.
The investigation revealed that workers of Mueller Steam
Specialty, who are engaged in employment related to production
of strainers and valves, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of workers have been separated within the last
year.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of strainers and valves by Mueller Steam
Specialty have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because reliance on
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Mueller Steam Specialty has increased
relative to domestic production during the relevant period of
the investigation.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased reliance on imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at the
Mueller Steam Specialty facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Mueller Steam
Specialty, St Pauls, North Carolina, who are engaged in
employment related to production of strainers and valves, 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 Mueller Steam Specialty, St Pauls, North
Carolina, including on-site leased workers from Staffing
Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and Robert Half
Accountemps, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 5, 2009, 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 7th day of October, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,851
MUELLER STEAM SPECIALTY
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CORE INDUSTREIS
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES ARE
REPORTED THROUGH WATTS REGULATOR, WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
STAFFING ALLIANCE, TWO HAWK EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND
ROBERT HALF ACCOUNTEMPS
ST. PAULS, NORTH CAROLINA
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 October 7,, 2010, applicable to workers
of Mueller Steam Specialty, including on-site leased workers
from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and Robert
Half Accountemps, St. Pauls, North Carolina. The workers
produce strainers and valves. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on October 25, 2010 (75 FR 65519).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that workers separated from
employment at the St. Pauls, North Carolina location of Mueller
Steam Specialty had their wages reported through two separated
unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts under the names Core
Industries and Watts Regulator, Watts Water Technologies.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflex this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers the St. Pauls, North Carolina location of Mueller
Steam Specialty, formerly known as Care Industries, including
workers whose unemployment Insurance (UI) wages are reported
through Watts Regulator, Watts Water Technologies who were
adversely affected by increased imports of strainers and valves.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-73,851 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Mueller Steam Specialty, formerly known as
Core Industries, including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through Watts regulator,
Watts water Technologies, including on-site leased workers
from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and
Robert Half Accountemps, St. Pauls, North Carolina, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 5, 2009, through October 7, 2012, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 28th day of March 2011.
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-73,851
MUELLER STEAM SPECIALTY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFING ALLIANCE, TWO
HAWK EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND ROBERT HALF ACCOUNTEMPS
ST. PAULS, NORTH CAROLINA
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 April 6, 2010, by a One-Stop operator on behalf of
workers of Mueller Steam Specialty, St. Pauls, North Carolina.
The workers produce strainers and valves. The worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Staffing Alliance, Two Hawk
Employment Agency, and Robert Half Accountemps.
The investigation revealed that workers of Mueller Steam
Specialty, who are engaged in employment related to production
of strainers and valves, meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of workers have been separated within the last
year.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of strainers and valves by Mueller Steam
Specialty have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because reliance on
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Mueller Steam Specialty has increased
relative to domestic production during the relevant period of
the investigation.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased reliance on imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at the
Mueller Steam Specialty facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Mueller Steam
Specialty, St Pauls, North Carolina, who are engaged in
employment related to production of strainers and valves, 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 Mueller Steam Specialty, St Pauls, North
Carolina, including on-site leased workers from Staffing
Alliance, Two Hawk Employment Agency and Robert Half
Accountemps, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 5, 2009, 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 7th day of October, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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