Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 05/02/2013
Filed Date: 05/05/2014
Most Recent Update: 03/30/2016
Determination Date: 07/02/2014
Expiration Date: 07/02/2016
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-85,286A
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
FAIRFIELD WORKS–FLAT ROLL OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD–TUBULAR OPERATIONS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TOTAL SAFETY US
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
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 July 2, 2014, applicable to workers and former
workers of United States Steel Corporation, Lorain Tubular
Operations, Lorain, Ohio. On May 22, 2015, the Department issued
an Amended Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance applicable to workers and former workers of
United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll and
Fairfield-Tubular Operations, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A).
The workers are engaged in activities related to the production of
steel tubular products such as pipes and include those who are
engaged in activities related to production, such as maintenance,
administrative support, safety, and security.
Subsequent to the issuance of the amended certification, the
Department received information that workers of Total Safety US
worked on-site at the Fairfield, Alabama facility.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to clarify that the worker group at United States
Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll and Fairfield-Tubular
Operations, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A) includes on-site
workers from Total Safety US. The amended notice applicable to TA-
W-85,286A is hereby issued as follows:
“All workers of United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield
Works-Flat Roll Operations and Fairfield-Tubular Operations,
including on-site workers leased workers from Total Safety US,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 2, 2013
through July 2, 2016 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 30th day of March, 2016
/s/Jessica R. Webster
____________________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-85,286
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
LORAIN TUBULAR OPERATIONS
LORAIN, OHIO
TA-W-85,286A
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
FAIRFIELD WORKS–FLAT ROLL OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD–TUBULAR OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
TA-W-85,286B
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA
TA-W-85,286C
LORAIN NORTHERN RAILROAD
LORAIN, OHIO
TA-W-85,286D
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS DIVISION
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
TA-W-85,286E
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
GARY, INDIANA
TA-W-85,286F
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
ECORSE, MICHIGAN
TA-W-85,286G
FAIRFIELD SOUTHERN COMPANY
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
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 July 2, 2014, applicable to
workers and former workers of United States Steel Corporation,
Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio. The workers are
engaged in activities related to the production of steel
tubular products such as pipes.
Information obtained by the Department reveals that
the following units operate in conjunction with each other
in the production of United States Steel Corporation’s tubular
products: Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio (TA-W-85,286);
Fairfield Works-Flat Roll Operations and Tubular Operations,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A); East Chicago, Indiana
(TA-W-85,286B); Lorain Northern Railroad, Lorain, Ohio
(TA-W-85,286C); Wheeling Machine Products Division, Pine
Bluff, Arkansas (TA-W-85,286D); Gary, Indiana (TA-W-85,286E);
Ecorse, Michigan (TA-W-85,286F); and Fairfield Southern Company,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286G).
The worker groups include those who are engaged in
activities related to production, such as maintenance,
administrative support, and safety/security. All buildings,
structures, and facilities (such as furnaces and mills) which
are part of the “production campus” are included in the
respective worker groups.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to clarify that workers at the above
facilities are included. The amended notice applicable to
TA-W-85,286 is hereby issued as follows:
“All workers of United States Steel Corporation,
Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio (TA-W-85,286); United
States Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll Operations
and Fairfield-Tubular Operations, Fairfield, Alabama
(TA-W-85,286A); United States Steel Corporation, East Chicago,
Indiana (TA-W-85,286B); Lorain Northern Railroad, Lorain, Ohio
(TA-W-85,286C); United States Steel Corporation, Wheeling Machine
Products Division, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (TA-W-85,286D); United
States Steel Corporation, Gary, Indiana (TA-W-85,286E); United
States Steel Corporation, Ecorse, Michigan (TA-W-85,286F); and
Fairfield Southern Company, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286G),
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 2, 2013 through July 2, 2016 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 22nd day of May, 2015
_____/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-85,286
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
LORAIN TUBULAR OPERATIONS
LORAIN, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision 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 or subdivision.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 5, 2014 by the United Steelworkers, Local 1104, on
behalf of workers of United States Steel Corporation, Lorain
Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio ("U.S. Steel"). The workers'
firm is engaged activities related to the production of seamless
pipe.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, the petitioner, and major
customers of the subject 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 sales and/or
production of seamless pipe by U.S. Steel have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by U.S. Steel have increased during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at U.S. Steel.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the workers
in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of United States Steel
Corporation, Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of seamless pipe,
meet the worker group certification criteria under 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 United States Steel Corporation, Lorain
Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 2, 2013,
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 2nd day of July, 2014
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-85,286A
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
FAIRFIELD WORKS–FLAT ROLL OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD–TUBULAR OPERATIONS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TOTAL SAFETY US
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
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 July 2, 2014, applicable to workers and former
workers of United States Steel Corporation, Lorain Tubular
Operations, Lorain, Ohio. On May 22, 2015, the Department issued
an Amended Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance applicable to workers and former workers of
United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll and
Fairfield-Tubular Operations, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A).
The workers are engaged in activities related to the production of
steel tubular products such as pipes and include those who are
engaged in activities related to production, such as maintenance,
administrative support, safety, and security.
Subsequent to the issuance of the amended certification, the
Department received information that workers of Total Safety US
worked on-site at the Fairfield, Alabama facility.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to clarify that the worker group at United States
Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll and Fairfield-Tubular
Operations, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A) includes on-site
workers from Total Safety US. The amended notice applicable to TA-
W-85,286A is hereby issued as follows:
“All workers of United States Steel Corporation, Fairfield
Works-Flat Roll Operations and Fairfield-Tubular Operations,
including on-site workers leased workers from Total Safety US,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 2, 2013
through July 2, 2016 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 30th day of March, 2016
/s/Jessica R. Webster
____________________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-85,286
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
LORAIN TUBULAR OPERATIONS
LORAIN, OHIO
TA-W-85,286A
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
FAIRFIELD WORKS–FLAT ROLL OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD–TUBULAR OPERATIONS
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
TA-W-85,286B
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA
TA-W-85,286C
LORAIN NORTHERN RAILROAD
LORAIN, OHIO
TA-W-85,286D
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS DIVISION
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
TA-W-85,286E
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
GARY, INDIANA
TA-W-85,286F
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
ECORSE, MICHIGAN
TA-W-85,286G
FAIRFIELD SOUTHERN COMPANY
FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
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 July 2, 2014, applicable to
workers and former workers of United States Steel Corporation,
Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio. The workers are
engaged in activities related to the production of steel
tubular products such as pipes.
Information obtained by the Department reveals that
the following units operate in conjunction with each other
in the production of United States Steel Corporation’s tubular
products: Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio (TA-W-85,286);
Fairfield Works-Flat Roll Operations and Tubular Operations,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286A); East Chicago, Indiana
(TA-W-85,286B); Lorain Northern Railroad, Lorain, Ohio
(TA-W-85,286C); Wheeling Machine Products Division, Pine
Bluff, Arkansas (TA-W-85,286D); Gary, Indiana (TA-W-85,286E);
Ecorse, Michigan (TA-W-85,286F); and Fairfield Southern Company,
Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286G).
The worker groups include those who are engaged in
activities related to production, such as maintenance,
administrative support, and safety/security. All buildings,
structures, and facilities (such as furnaces and mills) which
are part of the “production campus” are included in the
respective worker groups.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to clarify that workers at the above
facilities are included. The amended notice applicable to
TA-W-85,286 is hereby issued as follows:
“All workers of United States Steel Corporation,
Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio (TA-W-85,286); United
States Steel Corporation, Fairfield Works-Flat Roll Operations
and Fairfield-Tubular Operations, Fairfield, Alabama
(TA-W-85,286A); United States Steel Corporation, East Chicago,
Indiana (TA-W-85,286B); Lorain Northern Railroad, Lorain, Ohio
(TA-W-85,286C); United States Steel Corporation, Wheeling Machine
Products Division, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (TA-W-85,286D); United
States Steel Corporation, Gary, Indiana (TA-W-85,286E); United
States Steel Corporation, Ecorse, Michigan (TA-W-85,286F); and
Fairfield Southern Company, Fairfield, Alabama (TA-W-85,286G),
who became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 2, 2013 through July 2, 2016 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 22nd day of May, 2015
_____/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-85,286
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
LORAIN TUBULAR OPERATIONS
LORAIN, OHIO
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(ii) imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision 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 or subdivision.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 5, 2014 by the United Steelworkers, Local 1104, on
behalf of workers of United States Steel Corporation, Lorain
Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio ("U.S. Steel"). The workers'
firm is engaged activities related to the production of seamless
pipe.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, the petitioner, and major
customers of the subject 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 sales and/or
production of seamless pipe by U.S. Steel have decreased
absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the article produced
by U.S. Steel have increased during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at U.S. Steel.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years of
age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the workers
in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of United States Steel
Corporation, Lorain Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of seamless pipe,
meet the worker group certification criteria under 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 United States Steel Corporation, Lorain
Tubular Operations, Lorain, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 2, 2013,
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 2nd day of July, 2014
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance