DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,994

UNION TOOLS, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF ACORN PRODUCTS
FRANKFORT, NEW YORK

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated January 13, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers on
behalf of workers of Union Tools, Inc., Frankfort, New York. The
workers at the subject firm produce lawn and garden tools.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased in 2003 compared to 2002
Declines in employment at the subject facility are related to
a shift in production of garden and lawn tools to China and Brazil
in 2002 and 2003. Subsequent imports have increased.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive those produced at the subject firm
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 Union Tools, Inc., a subsidiary of Acorn
Products, Frankfort, New York who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 12, 2003 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 23rd day of January 2004.

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