DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,793

MILLIGAN & HIGGINS
A DIVISION OF HUDSON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, 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 investigation was initiated on September 11, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a Union of Needletrades, Industrial
and Textile Employees, Local 1712 on behalf of workers at Milligan
& Higgins, a division of Hudson Industries Corporation, Johnstown,
New York. The workers were engaged in employment related to the
production of hide glue and technical gelatin.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and
during the period of January though August of 2003 when compared to
the same time period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their imports of hide glue and technical gelatin during
the period of investigation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.







Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of hide glue
and technical gelatin produced at Milligan & Higgins, a division of
Hudson Industries Corporation, Johnstown, New York contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Milligan & Higgins, a division of Hudson
Industries Corporation, Johnstown, New York who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after September
2, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 24th day of September, 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance