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TAW-93629  /  OP Schuman & Sons, Inc. (Warrington, PA)

Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 03/09/2017
Filed Date: 03/12/2018
Most Recent Update: 11/16/2018
Determination Date: 11/16/2018
Expiration Date: 11/16/2020

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-93,629

OP SCHUMAN & SONS, INC.
WARRINGTON, 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; 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 March 12, 2018 by the United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers (UE), Local 155, on behalf of workers and former
workers of OP Schuman & Sons, Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania
(subject firm). The workers' firm is engaged in activities
related to the supply of custom machining services.
During the course of the investigation, the Department
obtained information from the workers' firm and its major
declining customer(s).
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 subject firm
sales have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
services like or directly competitive with those supplied by
the subject firm have increased during the relevant period
when compared to the representative base period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales declines at OP Schuman &
Sons, Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of the subject firm, who
are engaged in activities related to the supply of custom
machining services, 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 OP Schuman & Sons, Inc., Warrington,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 9, 2017 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 16th day of November 2018.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance