DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,247

ESCO CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
MADDEN INDUSTRIAL CRAFTSMEN INC. AND AEROTEK STAFFING
PORTLAND, OREGON

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;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 22, 2015 by state workforce office on behalf
of workers of ESCO Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from Madden Industrial Craftsmen Inc. and Aerotek
Staffing, Portland, Oregon (ESCO-Portland). The workers' firm
is engaged in activities related to the production of mining and
construction materials.
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 ESCO-Portland have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country a portion of the
production of a(n) article like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject workers which contributed
importantly to worker group separations at ESCO-Portland.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of ESCO-Portland, who
are engaged in activities related to the production of mining
and construction materials, 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 ESCO Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from Madden Industrial Craftsmen Inc. and Aerotek
Staffing, Portland, Oregon, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 16, 2014
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 6th day of May 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
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DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance