Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 02/13/2010
Filed Date: 12/30/2011
Most Recent Update: 01/27/2012
Determination Date: 01/27/2012
Expiration Date: 01/27/2014
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-81,204A
ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC., DOEPKER GROUP, INC.
D.B.A. TIME STAFFING, INC., PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.,
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES
ARE REPORTED THROUGH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS STAFFING GROUP, LLC,
SELECT STAFFING, AND STROM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
WORKING ON-SITE AT COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, 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 January 27, 2012, applicable to workers and former
workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker Group,
Inc., D.B.A. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group,
Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working
on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-
81,204A). The Department’s notice of determination was published
in the Federal Register on February 8, 2012 (77 FR 6589).
At the request of a state workforce official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that some workers separated from
employment at Personnel Management Group, working on-site at
Cooper Tire & Rubber, Findlay, Ohio, had their wages reported
through a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under
the name Employer Solutions Staffing Group, LLC.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles with
those produced at the subject firm. Accordingly, the Department
is amending this certification to properly reflect this matter.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-81,204A is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc.,
Doepker Group, Inc., D.B.A. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel
Management Group, Inc., including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through Employer Solutions
Staffing Group, LLC, Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering
Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,
Findlay, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 13, 2010, through
January 27, 2014, and all workers in the group threatened
with total or partial separation from employment on January
27, 2012 through January 27, 2014, 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 10th day of May, 2012
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-81,204
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, OHIO
TA-W-81,204A
ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC., DOEPKER GROUP, INC.
D.B.A. TIME STAFFING, INC., PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.,
SELECT STAFFING, AND STROM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
WORKING ON-SITE AT COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, 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 December 30, 2011 by the United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers
International Union (USW), Local 207L, on behalf of workers of
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204) and
Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker Group, Inc. d.b.a.
Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group, Inc., Select
Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working on-site at
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A) (Cooper
Tire). The workers’ firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of passenger and light truck tires and motorcycle and
racing tires.
The worker group, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio
(TA-W-81,204), was certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) under petition number TA-W-65,889, which expired
on May 18, 2011. Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker
Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group,
Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working
on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-
81,204A) was not included in petition number TA-W-65,889.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers’ firm.
Section 222(a)(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(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the production of
passenger and light truck tires and motorcycle and racing tires by
Cooper Tire have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because company reliance
on imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by Cooper Tire have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased reliance on company imports contributed importantly to
the worker group separations and production declines at Cooper
Tire.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204) and Alternative Management
Resources, Inc., Doepker Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc.,
Personnel Management Group, Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom
Engineering Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A), who are engaged in
activities related to the production of passenger and light truck
tires and motorcycle and racing tires 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 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio
(TA-W-81,204), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 19, 2011, 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.
And
All workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker
Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management
Group, Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering
Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,
Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 13, 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 27th day of January, 2012.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-81,204A
ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC., DOEPKER GROUP, INC.
D.B.A. TIME STAFFING, INC., PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.,
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) WAGES
ARE REPORTED THROUGH EMPLOYER SOLUTIONS STAFFING GROUP, LLC,
SELECT STAFFING, AND STROM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
WORKING ON-SITE AT COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, 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 January 27, 2012, applicable to workers and former
workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker Group,
Inc., D.B.A. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group,
Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working
on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-
81,204A). The Department’s notice of determination was published
in the Federal Register on February 8, 2012 (77 FR 6589).
At the request of a state workforce official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
New information shows that some workers separated from
employment at Personnel Management Group, working on-site at
Cooper Tire & Rubber, Findlay, Ohio, had their wages reported
through a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account under
the name Employer Solutions Staffing Group, LLC.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles with
those produced at the subject firm. Accordingly, the Department
is amending this certification to properly reflect this matter.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-81,204A is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc.,
Doepker Group, Inc., D.B.A. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel
Management Group, Inc., including workers whose unemployment
insurance (UI) wages are reported through Employer Solutions
Staffing Group, LLC, Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering
Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,
Findlay, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 13, 2010, through
January 27, 2014, and all workers in the group threatened
with total or partial separation from employment on January
27, 2012 through January 27, 2014, 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 10th day of May, 2012
/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
__________________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-81,204
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, OHIO
TA-W-81,204A
ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, INC., DOEPKER GROUP, INC.
D.B.A. TIME STAFFING, INC., PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.,
SELECT STAFFING, AND STROM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
WORKING ON-SITE AT COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
FINDLAY, 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 December 30, 2011 by the United Steel, Paper and Forestry,
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers
International Union (USW), Local 207L, on behalf of workers of
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204) and
Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker Group, Inc. d.b.a.
Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group, Inc., Select
Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working on-site at
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A) (Cooper
Tire). The workers’ firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of passenger and light truck tires and motorcycle and
racing tires.
The worker group, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio
(TA-W-81,204), was certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) under petition number TA-W-65,889, which expired
on May 18, 2011. Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker
Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management Group,
Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering Corporation working
on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-
81,204A) was not included in petition number TA-W-65,889.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers’ firm.
Section 222(a)(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(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the production of
passenger and light truck tires and motorcycle and racing tires by
Cooper Tire have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because company reliance
on imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by Cooper Tire have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased reliance on company imports contributed importantly to
the worker group separations and production declines at Cooper
Tire.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204) and Alternative Management
Resources, Inc., Doepker Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc.,
Personnel Management Group, Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom
Engineering Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company, Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A), who are engaged in
activities related to the production of passenger and light truck
tires and motorcycle and racing tires 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 Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, Ohio
(TA-W-81,204), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 19, 2011, 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.
And
All workers of Alternative Management Resources, Inc., Doepker
Group, Inc. d.b.a. Time Staffing, Inc., Personnel Management
Group, Inc., Select Staffing, and Strom Engineering
Corporation working on-site at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,
Findlay, Ohio (TA-W-81,204A), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 13, 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 27th day of January, 2012.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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