We had a claim for the the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program ,as amended, established Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to provide assistance to workers in firms hurt by foreign trade. Program benefits include long-term training while receiving income support.TAA provides both rapid and early assistance.
We decided for Filing this petition is the first step in qualifying for TAA benefits and assistance. After the petition was filed, the U.S. Department of Labor determined:
" NOT significant number or proportion of the workers of the firm have become total or partially separated or are threatened to become totally or partially separated, and whether imports or a shift in production or services to a foreign country contributed importantly to these actual or threatened separations and to a decline in sales or in production of articles or supply of services"
as we were certified as eligible to participate in the TAA program, we did contact our state workforce agency to apply for benefits.
all Filing Instructions for our group o 30 workers from the unit , were legally authorized representative and complete this Petition Form by answering all questions before submitting to the U.S.Department of Labor.
We did file the Petition date on which the workers were separated and we had our hours and wages reduced.
The U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC and the State TAA Coordinator for the dislocated worker office of the state where the firm is located decided against us.