Page Report to the President- Finding of the Commission- Considerations supporting the Commission's finding---- Information obtained in the investigation: Description of articles under investigation 123 12 A-1 A-6 A-7 A-9 A-10 A-11 * A-12 A-13 U.S. consumption of canvas footwear-· U.S. imports of canvas footwear: Volume--- Appendix: Table 1. * * U.S. rates of duty applicable to footwear of the Note.--The whole of the Commission's report to the President may not be made public since it contains certain information that would result in the disclosure of the operations of an individual concern. This published report is the same as the report to the President, except that the above-mentioned information has been omitted. Such omissions are indicated by asterisks. Glenn W. Sutton, Chairman Penelope H. Thunberg Bruce E. Clubb Will E. Leonard, Jr. Herschel D. Newsom George M. Moore Kenneth R. Mason, Secretary Address all communications to United States Tariff Commission Page Considerations supporting the Commission's finding- Dissenting opinion of Chairman Sutton and Commissioner Information obtained in the investigation: * * U.S. imports of canvas footwear: * Note.--The whole of the Commission's report to the President may not U.S. Tariff Commission, April 20, 1970 To the President: In accordance with section 301(f)(1) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 885), the U.S. Tariff Commission herein reports the results of an investigation made in response to two workers' petitions under section 301(c)(2) of that Act. On February 19, 1970, the International United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (AFL-CIO-CLC) filed a petition for adjustment assistance on behalf of the production and maintenance workers of Uniroyal Rubber Footwear Plant, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, who are members of Local Union No. 224, URW, AFL-CIO-CLC. On February 25, 1970, a similar petition was filed on behalf of the representatives of "all quality control inspectors, laboratory and technical employees, shipping clerks, store clerks, factory clerks, office and clerical employees, instructors, supervisors, assistant foremen, foremen, general foremen, superintendents, executives and other salaried employees" at the plant. The Commission instituted a worker investigation (TEA-W-13 and TEA-W-14) on February 26, 1970. Public notice of the receipt of the petitions and the institution of the investigation was given by publication in the Federal Register March 4, 1970 (35 F.R. 4100). No hearing was requested and none was held. |