Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 03/26/2018
Filed Date: 03/27/2019
Most Recent Update: 04/18/2019
Determination Date: 04/18/2019
Expiration Date: 04/18/2021
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-94,664
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
GADSDEN FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DIVERSIFIED MAINTENANCE,
INNOSOURCE INC., SECURITAS, SOURCEPRO INC., AND VIDEO
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
GADSDEN, ALABAMA
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 March 27, 2019, by the United Steelworkers, Local 12
on behalf of workers of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased workers from
Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc., Securitas, SourcePRO
Inc., and Video Industrial Services, Gadsden, Alabama
("Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the production of passenger
vehicle and light truck tires.
It was confirmed that the future petition date within the
petition, April 20, 2019, was a mistake and not deliberately
done. The true date of the petition is March 26, 2019, aligned
with when the petition was submitted.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioners and 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased
workers from Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc.,
Securitas, SourcePRO Inc., and Video Industrial Services,
Gadsden, Alabama, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of passenger vehicle and light truck tires, 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 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased workers from
Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc., Securitas,
SourcePRO Inc., and Video Industrial Services, Gadsden,
Alabama, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 26, 2018, 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 18th day of April 2019.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-94,664
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
GADSDEN FACILITY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DIVERSIFIED MAINTENANCE,
INNOSOURCE INC., SECURITAS, SOURCEPRO INC., AND VIDEO
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
GADSDEN, ALABAMA
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 March 27, 2019, by the United Steelworkers, Local 12
on behalf of workers of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased workers from
Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc., Securitas, SourcePRO
Inc., and Video Industrial Services, Gadsden, Alabama
("Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the production of passenger
vehicle and light truck tires.
It was confirmed that the future petition date within the
petition, April 20, 2019, was a mistake and not deliberately
done. The true date of the petition is March 26, 2019, aligned
with when the petition was submitted.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioners and 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased
workers from Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc.,
Securitas, SourcePRO Inc., and Video Industrial Services,
Gadsden, Alabama, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of passenger vehicle and light truck tires, 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 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Gadsden Facility, including on-site leased workers from
Diversified Maintenance, InnoSource Inc., Securitas,
SourcePRO Inc., and Video Industrial Services, Gadsden,
Alabama, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 26, 2018, 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 18th day of April 2019.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance