Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 01/11/2010
Filed Date: 01/31/2011
Most Recent Update: 02/25/2011
Determination Date: 02/25/2011
Expiration Date: 02/25/2013
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,152
PRATT AND WHITNEY
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
CHESHIRE ENGINE CENTER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
BELCAN TECHSERVICES, UNIVERSAL STAFFING AND KELLY SERVICES
CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
TA-W-75,152A
PRATT AND WHITNEY
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
FAR GROUP AND EXPERIMENTAL TEST GROUP
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
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 February 25, 2011, applicable to
workers of Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, including on-site
leased workers from Belcan TechServices, Universal Staffing, and
Kelly Services, Cheshire, Connecticut. The workers provide
engine repair services. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2011 (76 FR 13233).
At the request of Connecticut State agency, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New company information shows that the East Hartford,
Connecticut location of Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of
United Technologies Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test
Group, supplies/supports and operates as an extension of the
Cheshire, Connecticut location of Pratt and Whitney, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Cheshire Engine
Center. Both locations experienced worker separations during
the relevant time period, due to the subject firm shifting its’
overhaul and engine repair services to Singapore.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to include workers of the East Hartford, Connecticut facility of
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test Group.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,152 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corporation, Cheshire Engine Center, including
on-site leased workers from Belcan TechServices, Universal
Staffing, and Kelly Services, Cheshire, Connecticut (TA-W-
75,152) and Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test
Group, East Hartford, Connecticut (TA-W-75,152)), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 11, 2010 through February 25, 2013, 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 27th day of March 2012.
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,152
PRATT AND WHITNEY
CHESHIRE ENGINE CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNLOGIES CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM BELCAN TECHSERVICES, UNIVERSAL STAFFING,
AND KELLY SERVICES
CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers’ firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers’
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 31, 2011, by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1746-A on behalf of
workers of Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Cheshire,
Connecticut. The workers provide engine repair services. The
worker group includes on-site leased workers from Belcan
TechServices, Universal Staffing, and Kelly Services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Pratt and
Whitney who are engaged in employment related to engine repair
services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of
workers at the firm have been separated during the relevant
period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because Pratt and Whitney
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services like
or directly competitive with the services supplied by the
Cheshire Engine Center.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of engine
repair services to a foreign country by Pratt and Whitney
contributed importantly to worker group separations at the
Cheshire Engine Center.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Pratt and Whitney,
Cheshire Engine Center, a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corporation, Cheshire, Connecticut, who are engaged in
employment related to engine repair services, 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 Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center,
a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from Belcan
TechServices, Universal Staffing, and Kelly Services,
Cheshire, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 11, 2010,
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 25th day of February, 2011
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,152
PRATT AND WHITNEY
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
CHESHIRE ENGINE CENTER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
BELCAN TECHSERVICES, UNIVERSAL STAFFING AND KELLY SERVICES
CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
TA-W-75,152A
PRATT AND WHITNEY
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
FAR GROUP AND EXPERIMENTAL TEST GROUP
EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
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 February 25, 2011, applicable to
workers of Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, including on-site
leased workers from Belcan TechServices, Universal Staffing, and
Kelly Services, Cheshire, Connecticut. The workers provide
engine repair services. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2011 (76 FR 13233).
At the request of Connecticut State agency, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New company information shows that the East Hartford,
Connecticut location of Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of
United Technologies Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test
Group, supplies/supports and operates as an extension of the
Cheshire, Connecticut location of Pratt and Whitney, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Cheshire Engine
Center. Both locations experienced worker separations during
the relevant time period, due to the subject firm shifting its’
overhaul and engine repair services to Singapore.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to include workers of the East Hartford, Connecticut facility of
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test Group.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-75,152 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corporation, Cheshire Engine Center, including
on-site leased workers from Belcan TechServices, Universal
Staffing, and Kelly Services, Cheshire, Connecticut (TA-W-
75,152) and Pratt and Whitney, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corporation, FAR Group and Experimental Test
Group, East Hartford, Connecticut (TA-W-75,152)), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 11, 2010 through February 25, 2013, 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 27th day of March 2012.
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-75,152
PRATT AND WHITNEY
CHESHIRE ENGINE CENTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNLOGIES CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM BELCAN TECHSERVICES, UNIVERSAL STAFFING,
AND KELLY SERVICES
CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers’ firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers’ firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers’ firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers’ firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers’ firm.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers’
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 31, 2011, by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 1746-A on behalf of
workers of Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center, a
subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, Cheshire,
Connecticut. The workers provide engine repair services. The
worker group includes on-site leased workers from Belcan
TechServices, Universal Staffing, and Kelly Services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Pratt and
Whitney who are engaged in employment related to engine repair
services meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of
workers at the firm have been separated during the relevant
period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because Pratt and Whitney
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services like
or directly competitive with the services supplied by the
Cheshire Engine Center.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of engine
repair services to a foreign country by Pratt and Whitney
contributed importantly to worker group separations at the
Cheshire Engine Center.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Pratt and Whitney,
Cheshire Engine Center, a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corporation, Cheshire, Connecticut, who are engaged in
employment related to engine repair services, 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 Pratt and Whitney, Cheshire Engine Center,
a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from Belcan
TechServices, Universal Staffing, and Kelly Services,
Cheshire, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 11, 2010,
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 25th day of February, 2011
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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