In re the Claim of Burdick

Crew III, J. Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 18, 2003, which ruled that claimant was ineligible for a trade readjustment allowance under the federal Trade Act of 1974.

Claimant worked as a model builder for Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc., a producer of automotive components, at its plant in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, until November 1, 2002. Toward the end of claimant’s employment, Valeo filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, and its request to move its compressor production operations to Mexico was approved. This, in turn, resulted in the…