DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,419

NESTAWAY
A DIVISION OF AXIA, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO

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
its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met - the sales and/or production have
decreased absolutely at the workers firm or subdivision and an
increase in imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by the workers' firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of the subject firm or
subdivision.
The investigation was initiated on July 29, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by the International Union, United Automotive,
Aerospace, & Agriculture Implement Workers of America (UAW), Region
2B on behalf of workers of Nestaway, a division of Axia, Inc.,
Cleveland, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produce formed
wire trays.
The investigation revealed that sales at the subject firm
declined absolutely from 2001 to 2002.
Moreover, employment at the subject firm decreased during the
period of January through June 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
formed wire tray components increased absolutely during the
relevant period.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with formed wire tray components
produced at Nestaway, a division of Axia, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Nestaway, a division of Axia, Inc., Cleveland,
Ohio who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after July 16, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 29th day of August 2003

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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