TAW-85461B / Wire Company Holdings, Inc. D.B.A. New York Wire (York, PA)
Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/17/2014
Filed Date: 08/05/2014
Most Recent Update: 09/12/2014
Determination Date: 09/12/2014
Expiration Date: 09/12/2016
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-85,461
WIRE COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC. D.B.A. NEW YORK WIRE
A SUBSIDIARY OF WIRE MESH HOLDINGS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER AND TEMP STAR STAFFING
HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
TA-W-85,461A
WIRE COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC. D.B.A. NEW YORK WIRE
E. MARKET STREET FACILITY
A SUBSIDIARY OF WIRE MESH HOLDINGS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER AND TEMP STAR STAFFING
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
TA-W-85,461B
WIRE COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC. D.B.A. NEW YORK WIRE
LOUCKS MILL ROAD FACILITY
A SUBSIDIARY OF WIRE MESH HOLDINGS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER AND TEMP STAR STAFFING
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
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 August 5, 2014 by a company official on behalf of
workers of at Wire Company Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New York Wire,
a subsidiary of Wire Mesh Holdings, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Manpower and Temp Star Staffing, Hanover,
Pennsylvania and York, Pennsylvania. The workers' firm is
engaged activities related to the production of mesh products
and wire.
Workers of Wire Company Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New York
Wire, a subsidiary of Wire Mesh Holdings, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Manpower and Temp Star Staffing,
Hanover, Pennsylvania (TA-W-85,461), Wire Company Holdings,
Inc. d.b.a. New York Wire, E. Market Street facility, a
subsidiary of Wire Mesh Holdings, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Manpower and Temp Star Staffing, York,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-85,461A), and Wire Company Holdings, Inc.
d.b.a. New York Wire, Loucks Mill Road facility, a subsidiary
of Wire Mesh Holdings, Inc., including on-site leased workers
from Manpower and Temp Star Staffing, York, Pennsylvania (TA-
W-85,461B) are certified eligible to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance benefits under petition numbers TA-W-
82,046, TA-W-82,046A, and TA-W-82,046B that expire on October
16, 2014.
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 sales or
production of mesh products and wire by New York Wire have
decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles
produced by New York Wire have increased.
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 New York Wire.
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 assistance (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 Wire Company
Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New York Wire, a subsidiary of Wire Mesh
Holdings, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Manpower
and Temp Star Staffing, Hanover, Pennsylvania and York,
Pennsylvania, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of mesh products and wire 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 Wire Company Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New
York Wire, a subsidiary of Wire Mesh Holdings, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Manpower and Temp
Star Staffing, Hanover, Pennsylvania (TA-W-85,461), Wire
Company Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New York Wire, E. Market
Street facility, a subsidiary of Wire Mesh Holdings,
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Manpower and
Temp Star Staffing, York, Pennsylvania (TA-W-85,461A),
and Wire Company Holdings, Inc. d.b.a. New York Wire,
Loucks Mill Road facility, a subsidiary of Wire Mesh
Holdings, Inc., including on-site leased workers from
Manpower and Temp Star Staffing, York, Pennsylvania (TA-
W-85,461B), who become totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 17, 2014 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 12th day of September, 2014
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance