TAA Decision 82970
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration TA-W-82,970 TREK BICYCLE CORPORATION INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM LIFESTYLE STAFFING WATERLOO, WISCONSIN 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; and (2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased absolutely; and (ii)(II)(aa) imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles into which one or more component parts produced by such firm are directly incorporated have increased; and (iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm. The investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed on August 13, 2013 by a State Workforce Office on behalf of workers of Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, Wisconsin. Trek Bicycle Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of bicycle and cycling products. The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production of carbon fiber bike frames. The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Lifestyle Staffing. 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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales and/or production of carbon fiber bike frames by Trek Bicycle Corporation have decreased absolutely. Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)(aa) has been met because reliance on imports of bicycles like or directly competitive with bicycles incorporating carbon fiber bike frames produced by Trek Bicycle Corporation has increased. Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because the increased reliance on imports contributed importantly to the worker group separations and sales/production declines at Trek Bicycle Corporation. Conclusion After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers of Trek Bicycle Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Lifestyle Staffing, Waterloo, Wisconsin, who are engaged in activities related to the production of carbon fiber bike frames 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 Trek Bicycle Corporation, including on-site leased workers from Lifestyle Staffing, Waterloo, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after August 12, 2012 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 7th day of November, 2013. /s/ Michael W. Jaffe ______________________________ MICHAEL W. JAFFE Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance