DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,177

POTLATCH CORPORATION
LEWISTON, IDAHO

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.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 2, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers of
Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, Idaho. The Lewiston facilities
produce a variety of wood related products.
The subject firm reported that reductions-in-force were
limited to salaried employees and did not include production
workers.
The investigation revealed that the petitioners of Potlatch
Corporation, Lewiston, Idaho, do not produce an article within
the meaning of Section 222 (3) of the Act. The Department of
Labor has consistently determined that the performance of
services does not constitute production of an article, as
required by Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.



Workers of Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, Idaho may be
certified only if their separation was caused importantly by a
reduced demand for their services from a parent firm, a firm
otherwise related to the subject firm by ownership, or a firm
related by control. Additionally, the reduction in demand for
services must originate at a production facility whose workers
independently meet the statutory criteria for certification and
the reduction must directly relate to the product impacted by
imports. These conditions have not been met for workers at the
subject firm.
A petition for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance has
also been filed (NAFTA-04176). A determination regarding that
case will be made concurrently with this case.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of
Potlatch Corporation, Lewiston, Idaho, are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of January, 2001
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance