DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,567
ARTISANS, INC.
GLEN FLORA, WISCONSIN

TA-W-54,567A
ARTISANS, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 on March 23, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Artisans, Inc., Glen Flora, Wisconsin (TA-W-54,567), and Artisans,
Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin (TA-W-54,567A). Workers at both locations
are engaged in sewing embroidery for men's, women's, and children's
apparel.
The declines in employment at the subject firms are related to
a shift in production of sewing apparel to a country (Guatemala)
that is a beneficiary under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Guatemala of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:


"All workers of Artisans, Inc., Glen Flora, Wisconsin (TA-W-
54,567), and Artisans, Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin (TA-W-54,567A)
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 19, 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, 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 1st day of April 2004.

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