Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 12/18/2000
Most Recent Update: 01/31/2001
Determination Date: 01/31/2001
Expiration Date:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,432
SINGER SEWING COMPANY
INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 222 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 December 18, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers at
Singer Sewing Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. The workers market and sell aftermarket industrial
sewing machine parts, needles and supplies.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Singer Sewing
Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 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, and
this determination has been upheld in the U. S. Court of Appeals.
Therefore, workers of Singer Sewing Company, Industrial Division,
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. In any case, 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 Singer Sewing
Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Singer
Sewing Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 31st day of January, 2001
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-38,432
SINGER SEWING COMPANY
INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 222 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 December 18, 2000 and filed on behalf of workers at
Singer Sewing Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. The workers market and sell aftermarket industrial
sewing machine parts, needles and supplies.
The investigation revealed that the workers of Singer Sewing
Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 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, and
this determination has been upheld in the U. S. Court of Appeals.
Therefore, workers of Singer Sewing Company, Industrial Division,
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. In any case, 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 Singer Sewing
Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Singer
Sewing Company, Industrial Division, Murfreesboro, Tennessee are
denied eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 31st day of January, 2001
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance