DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,306

SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS, LP
SPRINGS WOOD PRODUCTS
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES, INC.
WAUSAU, WISCONSIN


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 October 20, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Springs Window Fashions, LP, Springs Wood Products,
Wausau, Wisconsin. The workers at the subject firm produced wood
blind components for wood window blinds and roman cloth shades.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm supplies
wood blind components for wood window blinds and roman cloth shades
produced by a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. A loss of business with
this manufacturer contributed importantly to worker separations or
threat of separation.
The investigation also revealed that the subject facility
leased some of its production workers from Kelly Services, Inc.
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 determine that workers of Springs Window Fashions,
LP, Springs Wood Products, Wausau, Wisconsin 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 Springs Window Fashions, LP, Springs Wood
Products, Wausau, Wisconsin, and leased workers of Kelly
Services, Inc., working at Springs Window Fashions, LP,
Springs Wood Products, Wausau, Wisconsin engaged in the
production of wood blind components who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 20,
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 26th day of November 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance