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TAW-39131  /  Wilmot Printing Co (El Paso, TX)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 04/30/2001
Most Recent Update: 09/05/2001
Determination Date: 09/05/2001
Expiration Date:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,131

WILMOT PRINTING COMPANY
EL PASO, TEXAS


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 eligibility 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 April 30, 2001 in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Wilmot Printing Company, El Paso, Texas. The workers were engaged in activity related to the production of commercial printers.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been met.
The investigation revealed that the subject company did not import commercial printers during the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject company=s major customers regarding their purchases of commercial printers.
The survey revealed no increased customer import purchases of commercial printers during the period of sales/production and employment decline at the subject company.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Wilmot Printing Company, El Paso, Texas 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 September 2001.

/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
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EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance