Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 05/02/2017
Filed Date: 05/04/2018
Most Recent Update: 05/31/2018
Determination Date: 05/31/2018
Expiration Date: 05/31/2020
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,798
JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS
MOSES LAKE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KSS ACQUSITION COMPANY
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER
TK HOLDINGS INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 4, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Joyson Safety Systems, Moses Lake division, a
subsidiary of KSS Acquisition Company, Moses Lake, Washington
(Joyson Safety Systems - Moses Lake Plant). The worker group
is engaged in activities related to the production of safety
devices (inflator) and gas generant (propellant). The worker
group includes on-site leased workers from Express Employment
Professionals and workers whose wages were reported under TK
Holdings Inc.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of an
article like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Joyson Safety Systems - Moses Lake Plant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Joyson Safety
Systems, Moses Lake division, a subsidiary of KSS Acquisition
Company, including workers whose wages were reported under TK
Holdings Inc., including on-site leased workers from Express
Employment Professionals, Moses Lake, Washington, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of safety
devices (inflator) and gas generant (propellant), meet the
worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Joyson Safety Systems, Moses Lake division,
a subsidiary of KSS Acquisition Company, including workers
whose wages were reported under TK Holdings Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Express Employment
Professionals, Moses Lake, Washington, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May 2,
2017 through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 31st day of May 2018.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-93,798
JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS
MOSES LAKE DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF KSS ACQUSITION COMPANY
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER
TK HOLDINGS INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS
MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on May 4, 2018 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Joyson Safety Systems, Moses Lake division, a
subsidiary of KSS Acquisition Company, Moses Lake, Washington
(Joyson Safety Systems - Moses Lake Plant). The worker group
is engaged in activities related to the production of safety
devices (inflator) and gas generant (propellant). The worker
group includes on-site leased workers from Express Employment
Professionals and workers whose wages were reported under TK
Holdings Inc.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of an
article like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Joyson Safety Systems - Moses Lake Plant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Joyson Safety
Systems, Moses Lake division, a subsidiary of KSS Acquisition
Company, including workers whose wages were reported under TK
Holdings Inc., including on-site leased workers from Express
Employment Professionals, Moses Lake, Washington, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of safety
devices (inflator) and gas generant (propellant), meet the
worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Joyson Safety Systems, Moses Lake division,
a subsidiary of KSS Acquisition Company, including workers
whose wages were reported under TK Holdings Inc., including
on-site leased workers from Express Employment
Professionals, Moses Lake, Washington, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after May 2,
2017 through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 31st day of May 2018.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance