DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,862

IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY
DIVISION OF NEWELL RUBBERMAID
PLANT #3
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK, INC.
WILMINGTON, OHIO


Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 9, 2004,
applicable to workers of Irwin Industrial Tool Company, a
division of Newell Rubbermaid, including leased workers of
Aerotek, Inc., Wilmington, Ohio. The notice will be published
soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
information provided by the State agency shows that the
Department failed to include the plant number in the
certification. Accordingly, the Department is amending the
certification to specifically identify the workers as those in
Plant #3 of the subject firm.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,862 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Plant #3, a
division of Newell Rubbermaid, including leased workers of
Aerotek, Inc., Wilmington, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 5, 2003,
through June 9, 2006, 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 22nd day of June 2004.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,862

IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY
A DIVISION OF NEWELL RUBBERMAID
WILMINGTON, OHIO

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), 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 May 6, 2004 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Irwin
Industrial Tool Company, a division of Newell Rubbermaid,
Wilmington, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produce drill
bits.
The petition includes leased workers of Aerotek, Inc.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject division decreased from 2002 to 2003.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of drill bits to Brazil.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of drill
bits are likely to increase.
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 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 and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:


"All workers of Irwin Industrial Tool Company, a division of
Newell Rubbermaid, including leased workers of Aerotek, Inc.,
Wilmington, Ohio who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 5, 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 9th day of June 2004.

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