Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 10/15/2001
Most Recent Update: 12/31/2001
Determination Date: 12/31/2001
Expiration Date:
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,223
SUPREME MACHINE PRODUCTS
SPRING LAKE, MICHIGAN
AND
TA-W-40,223A
SUPREME MACHINE PRODUCTS
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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 in response to a petition received on October 15, 2001 and filed by the company on behalf of workers at Supreme Machine Products, Spring Lake Michigan and Anderson, South Carolina. The workers produced precision screw machine parts.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been met.
Investigative findings reveal that sales and production declined from 1999 to June 2001 at the Spring Lake, Michigan facility and the Anderson, South Carolina facility. Employment declined from 1999 to 2000 and again from January 2000 to June 2000 and January to June 2001 at both facilities.
The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject firm=s major customer. The survey revealed that the customer imported a negligible number of precision screw machine parts.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers at Supreme Machine Products, Spring Lake Michigan and Anderson, South Carolina, 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 December 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,223
SUPREME MACHINE PRODUCTS
SPRING LAKE, MICHIGAN
AND
TA-W-40,223A
SUPREME MACHINE PRODUCTS
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
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 in response to a petition received on October 15, 2001 and filed by the company on behalf of workers at Supreme Machine Products, Spring Lake Michigan and Anderson, South Carolina. The workers produced precision screw machine parts.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been met.
Investigative findings reveal that sales and production declined from 1999 to June 2001 at the Spring Lake, Michigan facility and the Anderson, South Carolina facility. Employment declined from 1999 to 2000 and again from January 2000 to June 2000 and January to June 2001 at both facilities.
The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject firm=s major customer. The survey revealed that the customer imported a negligible number of precision screw machine parts.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers at Supreme Machine Products, Spring Lake Michigan and Anderson, South Carolina, 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 December 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance