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TAW-41194A  /  J. Allan Steel (Pittsburgh, PA)

Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 03/25/2002
Most Recent Update: 05/20/2002
Determination Date: 05/20/2002
Expiration Date:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,194

J. ALLAN STEEL
3500 NEVILLE, RD.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-41,194A

J. ALLAN STEEL
829 BEAVER AVE.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-41,194B

J. ALLAN STEEL
16500 ROCKSIDE RD.
CLEVELAND, OHIO

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.
The investigation was initiated on March 25, 2002, in
response to a petition filed by United Steelworkers of America
(USWA), Local 5032 on behalf of workers of J. Allan Steel, 3500
Neville Rd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, J. Allan Steel, 829
Beaver Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and J. Allan Steel, 16500
Rockside Rd., Cleveland, Ohio. Workers at the subject firm cut
and distributed flat carbon steel products.


The investigation revealed that the workers of the subject
firm did not produce an article within the meaning of Section
250(a) of the Trade Act, as amended. The Department of Labor
has consistently determined that the performance of services
does not constitute production of an article, as required by the
Trade Act of 1974, and this determination has been upheld in the
U. S. Court of Appeals.
Workers of the subject facility 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.
Additionally, 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 performing steel
distribution and cutting services at the subject firm.








Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers at J.
Allan Steel, 3500 Neville Rd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, J.
Allan Steel, 829 Beaver Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and J.
Allan Steel, 16500 Rockside Rd., Cleveland, Ohio, are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 20th day of May, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance