Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 04/28/2015
Filed Date: 04/29/2016
Most Recent Update: 12/12/2016
Determination Date: 05/23/2016
Expiration Date: 05/23/2018
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-91,755
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES, U.S.
SECURITIES, WEST SIDE HAMMER ELECTRIC, AND GOODWILL KEYSTONE
AREA
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
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 May 23, 2016, applicable to workers of
Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of The Kraft Heinz
Company, including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services,
Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-91,755). The Department’s notice
of determination was published in the Federal Register on June
28, 2016 (81 FR 41999).
At the request of the Pennsylvania Department’s Workforce
Partnership & Operations, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers firm
is engaged in activities related to the production of Tassimo
Coffee Pods, K-cups, and condiments.
The company reports that workers leased from U.S.
Securities, West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill Keystone
Area were employed on-site at the Allentown, Pennsylvania
location of Kraft Heinz Company. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the operational
control of the subject firm to be considered leased workers.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-cups, and
condiments to a foreign country.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from U.S. Securities,
West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill Keystone Area working
on-site at the Allentown, Pennsylvania location of the subject
firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-91,755 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers from Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a
subsidiary of The Kraft Heinz Company, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, U.S.
Securities, West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill
Keystone Area, Allentown, Pennsylvania who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 28, 2015 through May 23, 2018 and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 12th day of December, 2016.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-91,755
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
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 April 29, 2016 on behalf of workers of Kraft Heinz
Foods Company, a subsidiary of the Kraft Heinz Company,
including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services, Allentown,
Pennsylvania. The workers' firm is engaged in activities related
to the production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-Cups Coffee Pods,
Grey Poupon mustard and A-1 Sauces.
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)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of an
article like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of the
Kraft Heinz Company, including on-site leased workers from Kelly
Services, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Kraft Heinz Foods
Company, a subsidiary of the Kraft Heinz Company, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, Allentown,
Pennsylvania, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-Cups Coffee Pods, Grey
Poupon mustard and A-1 Sauces, 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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of
the Kraft Heinz Company, including on-site leased workers
from Kelly Services, Allentown, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 28, 2015 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 23rd day of May 2016.
/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-91,755
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES, U.S.
SECURITIES, WEST SIDE HAMMER ELECTRIC, AND GOODWILL KEYSTONE
AREA
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
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 May 23, 2016, applicable to workers of
Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of The Kraft Heinz
Company, including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services,
Allentown, Pennsylvania (TA-W-91,755). The Department’s notice
of determination was published in the Federal Register on June
28, 2016 (81 FR 41999).
At the request of the Pennsylvania Department’s Workforce
Partnership & Operations, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers firm
is engaged in activities related to the production of Tassimo
Coffee Pods, K-cups, and condiments.
The company reports that workers leased from U.S.
Securities, West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill Keystone
Area were employed on-site at the Allentown, Pennsylvania
location of Kraft Heinz Company. The Department has determined
that these workers were sufficiently under the operational
control of the subject firm to be considered leased workers.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-cups, and
condiments to a foreign country.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from U.S. Securities,
West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill Keystone Area working
on-site at the Allentown, Pennsylvania location of the subject
firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-91,755 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers from Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a
subsidiary of The Kraft Heinz Company, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, U.S.
Securities, West Side Hammer Electric, and Goodwill
Keystone Area, Allentown, Pennsylvania who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 28, 2015 through May 23, 2018 and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 12th day of December, 2016.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-91,755
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
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 April 29, 2016 on behalf of workers of Kraft Heinz
Foods Company, a subsidiary of the Kraft Heinz Company,
including on-site leased workers from Kelly Services, Allentown,
Pennsylvania. The workers' firm is engaged in activities related
to the production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-Cups Coffee Pods,
Grey Poupon mustard and A-1 Sauces.
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)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of an
article like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of the
Kraft Heinz Company, including on-site leased workers from Kelly
Services, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Kraft Heinz Foods
Company, a subsidiary of the Kraft Heinz Company, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, Allentown,
Pennsylvania, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of Tassimo Coffee Pods, K-Cups Coffee Pods, Grey
Poupon mustard and A-1 Sauces, 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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a subsidiary of
the Kraft Heinz Company, including on-site leased workers
from Kelly Services, Allentown, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 28, 2015 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 23rd day of May 2016.
/s/Jacquelyn R. Mendelsohn
______________________________
JACQUELYN R. MENDELSOHN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance