DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,568

WELLINGTON LEISURE PRODUCTS
WASHINGTON HOME SEASONAL DIVISION
WASHINGTON, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
(19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated April 23, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Wellington Leisure Products, Washington Home Seasonal Division,
Washington, Georgia. The workers at the subject firm produce
outdoor patio cushions, umbrellas and life jackets/vest. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product line. The
investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2001 to 2002 and also declined from January
through March in 2003 when compared to the same time period in
2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of life
jackets/vest to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement.

















Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Wellington Leisure Products, Washington
Home Seasonal Division, Washington, Georgia who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
April 22, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 6th day of June 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance