TAA Decision 74585
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-74,585
GEORGIA-PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS LLC
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI
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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.
II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:
(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
(i)(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.
III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on September 3, 2010 on behalf of workers of Georgia-
Pacific Wood Products, LLC, Grenada, Mississippi (Georgia-
Pacific Wood Products, LLC). The workers produce oriented
strand board.
The investigation revealed that workers at Georgia-Pacific
Wood Products, Grenada, Mississippi who are engaged in
employment related to the production of oriented strand board
meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because the workforce of Georgia-
Pacific Wood Products, LLC, Grenada, Mississippi is experiencing
significant layoffs.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted production to a foreign country during the
relevant period.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in
production of oriented strand board to foreign countries has
contributed importantly to worker group separations at
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Grenada, Mississippi.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Georgia-Pacific Wood
Products LLC, Grenada, Mississippi, who are engaged in
employment related to oriented strand board 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 Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC,
Grenada, Mississippi, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 26, 2009,
through two years from the date of certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 1st day of October, 2010
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance