DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,186

ARLON INCORPORATED
ENGINEERED COATINGS & LAMINATES DIVISION
EAST PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on October 8, 2003 in response to a petition filed by a
company official on behalf of workers of Arlon Incorporated,
Engineered Coatings & Laminates Division, East Providence, Rhode
Island. The workers produced motor and transformer insulation and
other laminated and coated products used for electronic insulation.
The investigation revealed that Arlon Incorporated,
Engineered Coatings & Laminates Division, East Providence, Rhode
Island supplies electronic insulation for interconnects and a
loss of business with a manufacturer (whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance)
contributed importantly to the workers separation or threat of
separation.
In addition, 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 determine that workers of Arlon Incorporated,
Engineered Coatings & Laminates Division, East Providence, Rhode
Island qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Arlon Incorporated, Engineered Coatings &
Laminates Division, East Providence, Rhode Island who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 29, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 27th day of October 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance