DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,156

SCHOTT GEMTRON
HOMETECH AND FLAT GLASS DIVISONS
VINCENNES, INDIANA

TA-W-81,156A

LEASED WORKERS FROM SELECT REMEDY
WORKING ON-SITE AT SCHOTT GEMTRON
VINCENNES, INDIANA

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(b) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(b), can be
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) 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;

(2) 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

(3) 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(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), 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 worker
petition filed on December 12, 2011, on behalf of workers of
Schott Gemtron, Hometech and Flat Glass Divisions, Vincennes,
Indiana (Schott Gemtron, Vincennes, Indiana). The workers’ firm
is engaged in activities related to the production of
refrigerator shelves and glass parts. The subject worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Select Remedy.
The workers of Schott Gemtron, Vincennes, Indiana, were
previously certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance under TA-W-64,786 that expired on February 5, 2011.
The certification did not cover on-site leased workers.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers’ firm.
Section 222(b)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(b)(2) has been met because Schott Gemtron,
Vincennes, Indiana, is a Supplier 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 is related to the finished article that was the basis for
such certification.
Section 222(b)(3)(A) has been met because the refrigerator
shelves and glass parts produced by Schott Gemtron, Vincennes,
Indiana, for a firm that employed a certified worker group
accounted for at least 20 percent of the production or sales
of Schott Gemtron, Vincennes, Indiana.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Schott Gemtron,
Hometech and Flat Glass Divisions, Vincennes, Indiana, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of refrigerator
shelves and glass parts meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(b) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(b).
In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I
make the following certification:
“All workers of Schott Gemtron, Hometech and Flat Glass
Divisions, Vincennes, Indiana, (TA-W-81,156) who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 6, 2011, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,
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All leased workers from Select Remedy, working on-site at
Schott Gemtron, Hometech and Flat Glass Divisions,
Vincennes, Indiana, (TA-W-81,156A) who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
13, 2010, 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,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of February, 2012.

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance