Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 06/27/2000
Filed Date: 07/09/2001
Most Recent Update: 08/29/2001
Determination Date: 08/29/2001
Expiration Date: 11/30/2003
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,573
COOPER WIRING DEVICES
GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August
29, 2001, applicable to workers of Cooper Wiring Devices,
Assembly Department, Georgetown, South Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2001 (66 FR
47241). The certification was amended on March 8, 2002 to
include all workers of the Georgetown, South Carolina location of
the subject firm. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2002 (67 FR 19590)
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of wiring devices.
New information shows that Mr. Tony Johnson was retained at
the subject firm beyond the August 29, 2003 expiration date of
the certification. Mr. Johnson completed the close-down process
until his termination on November 30, 2003.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to extend the August 29, 2003 expiration date for
TA-W-39,573 to read November 30, 2003.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Cooper Wiring Devices, Georgetown, South Carolina,
who were adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-39,573 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Cooper Wiring Devices, Georgetown,
South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 27, 2000,
through November 30, 2003, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day of August 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,573
COOPER WIRING DEVICES
ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT
GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 9, 2001, in response to a petition filed by the
United Steelworkers of America, Local 7898, on behalf of workers at Cooper Wiring
Devices, Assembly Department, Georgetown, South Carolina. The workers are engaged in
employment related to the assembly of wiring devices.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the subject plant in
Georgetown decreased during the period under investigation.
The subject firm is transferring production (assembly work) abroad and importing
wiring devices to supply U.S. customers. Imports have begun and will eventually supplant
the assembly phase of production at the subject plant.
A petition for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment has been filed on behalf of workers at
the subject firm (NAFTA-5043).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that there
was an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers at Cooper Wiring Devices, Assembly Department, Georgetown, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 27, 2000, through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of August, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,573
COOPER WIRING DEVICES
GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August
29, 2001, applicable to workers of Cooper Wiring Devices,
Assembly Department, Georgetown, South Carolina. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2001 (66 FR
47241). The certification was amended on March 8, 2002 to
include all workers of the Georgetown, South Carolina location of
the subject firm. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2002 (67 FR 19590)
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers were engaged in the production of wiring devices.
New information shows that Mr. Tony Johnson was retained at
the subject firm beyond the August 29, 2003 expiration date of
the certification. Mr. Johnson completed the close-down process
until his termination on November 30, 2003.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to extend the August 29, 2003 expiration date for
TA-W-39,573 to read November 30, 2003.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Cooper Wiring Devices, Georgetown, South Carolina,
who were adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-39,573 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Cooper Wiring Devices, Georgetown,
South Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 27, 2000,
through November 30, 2003, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day of August 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,573
COOPER WIRING DEVICES
ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT
GEORGETOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 9, 2001, in response to a petition filed by the
United Steelworkers of America, Local 7898, on behalf of workers at Cooper Wiring
Devices, Assembly Department, Georgetown, South Carolina. The workers are engaged in
employment related to the assembly of wiring devices.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the subject plant in
Georgetown decreased during the period under investigation.
The subject firm is transferring production (assembly work) abroad and importing
wiring devices to supply U.S. customers. Imports have begun and will eventually supplant
the assembly phase of production at the subject plant.
A petition for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment has been filed on behalf of workers at
the subject firm (NAFTA-5043).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that there
was an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers at Cooper Wiring Devices, Assembly Department, Georgetown, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 27, 2000, through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of August, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance