Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 09/11/2000
Most Recent Update: 12/04/2000
Determination Date: 12/04/2000
Expiration Date:
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,067
PACCAR/KENWORTH
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
TA-W-38,067A
PACCAR/KENWORTH
RENTON, WASHINGTON
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers
in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision
thereof, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly to
the separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute
decline in sales or production.
The investigation was initiated on September 11, 2000 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at
Paccar/Kenworth, Seattle and Renton, Washington. The workers
produce Class 7 and Class 8 trucks. Primary production at the
plants is Class 8 trucks.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The company experienced no demonstrable sales declines in
the relevant period.
Examination of import statistics for class 8 trucks show
that in January through August 2000, the time period in which
worker separations occurred at the subject firm plants in Seattle
and Renton, Washington, U.S. imports declined absolutely and
relative to domestic shipments, compared to the same time period
of the previous year.
Combined U.S. imports of class 6/7 and class 8 trucks follow
the same trend as class 8 trucks. U.S. imports of these articles
declined absolutely and relative to domestic shipments in the
time period of January through August 2000, compared to the same
time period of the previous year.
Company officials suggest that factors contributing to
employment declines at Seattle and Renton include the escalation
of fuel costs and interest rates and a potential loss of sales to
used trucks that are available to buyers on the domestic market.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Paccar/Kenworth, Seattle and Renton, Washington are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of December 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,067
PACCAR/KENWORTH
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
TA-W-38,067A
PACCAR/KENWORTH
RENTON, WASHINGTON
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance,
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met:
(1) that a significant number or proportion of the workers
in the workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision
thereof, have become totally or partially separated,
or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
(2) that sales or production, or both, of the firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
(3) that increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with articles produced by the firm or
appropriate subdivision have contributed importantly to
the separations, or threat thereof, and to the absolute
decline in sales or production.
The investigation was initiated on September 11, 2000 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at
Paccar/Kenworth, Seattle and Renton, Washington. The workers
produce Class 7 and Class 8 trucks. Primary production at the
plants is Class 8 trucks.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The company experienced no demonstrable sales declines in
the relevant period.
Examination of import statistics for class 8 trucks show
that in January through August 2000, the time period in which
worker separations occurred at the subject firm plants in Seattle
and Renton, Washington, U.S. imports declined absolutely and
relative to domestic shipments, compared to the same time period
of the previous year.
Combined U.S. imports of class 6/7 and class 8 trucks follow
the same trend as class 8 trucks. U.S. imports of these articles
declined absolutely and relative to domestic shipments in the
time period of January through August 2000, compared to the same
time period of the previous year.
Company officials suggest that factors contributing to
employment declines at Seattle and Renton include the escalation
of fuel costs and interest rates and a potential loss of sales to
used trucks that are available to buyers on the domestic market.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Paccar/Kenworth, Seattle and Renton, Washington are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of December 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance