DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,772

WERNER CO.
KENTUCKY DIVISION
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF CBS TEMPORARY SERVICES
CARROLLTON, KENTUCKY

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, as
amended (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 investigation was initiated on December 11, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Werner Co., Kentucky Division, Carrollton, Kentucky.
The workers at the subject division produce wood step ladders and
wood and aluminum attic ladders.
The investigation revealed that there are temporary workers of
CBS Temporary Services in Carrollton, Kentucky, producing wood step
ladders or wood and aluminum attic ladders at the subject firm.
The investigation revealed that sales and production of wood
stepladders and wood and aluminum attic ladders and employment at
the subject division declined during the period of January through
November of 2003, when compared to the same period in 2002.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
wood stepladders and wood and aluminum attic ladders increased
during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at the subject
division 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 Werner Co., Kentucky Division, Carrollton,
Kentucky, and temporary workers of CBS Temporary Services
producing wood step ladders or wood and aluminum attic ladders
at Werner Co., Kentucky Division, Carrollton, Kentucky, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 9, 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 22nd day of December 2003

/s/Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance