Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 10/21/2009
Filed Date: 10/25/2010
Most Recent Update: 12/09/2010
Determination Date: 12/09/2010
Expiration Date: 12/09/2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-74,774
CHARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
CHARTER AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM QTI
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in the
workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
II. the workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a
firm that employed a group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such supply or production is
related to the article or service that was the basis for
such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied to the firm described in paragraph (2) accounted
for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
workers' firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the term
"Supplier" as "a firm that produces and supplies directly to another
firm component parts for articles, or services used in the production
of articles or in the supply of services, as the case may be, that
were the basis for a certification of eligibility under subsection
(a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of a group of workers employed by
such other firm."
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed
on October 25, 2010, by a One-Stop Operator on behalf of workers of
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., Charter Automotive Division,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Charter Manufacturing). The workers are
engaged in the production of automotive component parts (dipsticks).
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from QTI.
The investigation revealed that workers of Charter
Manufacturing, who are engaged in the production of dipsticks, meet
the criteria as Suppliers for secondary worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion of
workers have been totally or partially separated, or threatened
with such separation, during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Charter
Manufacturing produce component parts that were directly supplied
to a number of firms that employer worker groups eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and the component parts
supplied was related to the production of the articles that were
the basis for the TAA certifications.
Criterion III has been met because the component parts
supplied by Charter Manufacturing for the firms accounted for a
majority of the production and/or sales of the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of Charter Manufacturing, who are engaged in
the production of automotive component parts, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., Charter
Automotive Division, including on-site leased workers from
QTI, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 21, 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 9th day of December, 2010
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-74,774
CHARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
CHARTER AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM QTI
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in the
workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
II. the workers' firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer to a
firm that employed a group of workers who received a
certification of eligibility under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such supply or production is
related to the article or service that was the basis for
such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers' firm is a supplier and the component parts it
supplied to the firm described in paragraph (2) accounted
for at least 20 percent of the production or sales of the
workers' firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers' firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the
workers' separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the term
"Supplier" as "a firm that produces and supplies directly to another
firm component parts for articles, or services used in the production
of articles or in the supply of services, as the case may be, that
were the basis for a certification of eligibility under subsection
(a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of a group of workers employed by
such other firm."
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed
on October 25, 2010, by a One-Stop Operator on behalf of workers of
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., Charter Automotive Division,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Charter Manufacturing). The workers are
engaged in the production of automotive component parts (dipsticks).
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from QTI.
The investigation revealed that workers of Charter
Manufacturing, who are engaged in the production of dipsticks, meet
the criteria as Suppliers for secondary worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion of
workers have been totally or partially separated, or threatened
with such separation, during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Charter
Manufacturing produce component parts that were directly supplied
to a number of firms that employer worker groups eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and the component parts
supplied was related to the production of the articles that were
the basis for the TAA certifications.
Criterion III has been met because the component parts
supplied by Charter Manufacturing for the firms accounted for a
majority of the production and/or sales of the subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation,
I determine that workers of Charter Manufacturing, who are engaged in
the production of automotive component parts, meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc., Charter
Automotive Division, including on-site leased workers from
QTI, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 21, 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 9th day of December, 2010
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance