DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,659

GL&V USA, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF GL&V, INC.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAB
WATERTOWN, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a) (2) (A)
of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 23, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of GL&V USA, Inc., a subsidiary of GL&V, Inc., Research and
Development Lab, Watertown, New York. The workers of the subject
facility provide research and development services related to the
production of papermaking equipment at other domestic GL&V
production facilities.
Employment at the subject facility declined between September
2003 and September 2004.
The investigation revealed that the research and development
services carried out at the subject facility supported the
production of pulp washing equipment at the subject firm's
Vancouver, Washington facility. The workers of GL&V USA, Inc.,
Western Region Division, a subsidiary of GL&V, Inc., Vancouver,
Washington (TA-W-54,464) were certified as eligible to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 7, 2004 based on a shift in
production of pulp washing equipment to Canada. The GL&V Vancouver,
Washington facility was shut down in April 2004.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that a shift in production from GL&V USA,
Inc., Western Region Division, a subsidiary of GL&V, Inc.,
Vancouver, Washington (TA-W-54,464) to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the Vancouver
facility contributed importantly to the total or partial separation
of workers from GL&V USA, Inc., a subsidiary of GL&V, Inc.,
Research and Development Lab, Watertown, New York.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of GL&V USA, Inc., a subsidiary of GL&V, Inc.,
Research and Development Lab, Watertown, New York, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 13, 2003 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 6th day of October 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance