Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 03/11/2002
Most Recent Update: 06/13/2002
Determination Date: 06/13/2002
Expiration Date:
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-40,953
R.R. DONNELLEY AND SONS COMPANY
PREMEDIA DIVISION
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
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 March 11, 2002 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at R.R. Donnelley and Sons
Company, Primedia Division, Lynchburg, Virginia. The workers
produced catalog pages and advertisement inserts.
The investigation revealed that criterion (3) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm did not
import catalog pages and advertisement inserts during the relevant
period.
A Department of Labor survey of the subject firm's largest
customer revealed no imports of catalog pages and advertisement
inserts.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers at R.R.
Donnelley and Sons Company, Primedia Division, Lynchburg, Virginia
engaged in employment related to the production of catalog pages
and advertisement inserts, are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 13th day of June, 2002.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance