DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,273

AM-SAFE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF MARMON GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ACCOUNTANTS, INC.,
ACCOUNTEMPS, CHECKMATE STAFFING, CHRC CREATIVE HUMAN RESOURCES,
ENCORE STAFFING, NESCO SERVICES, STAFFING SPECIALISTS, SUPERIOR
STAFFING SERVICES, VOLT SERVICES AND VSP SEARCH
TEMPE, ARIZONA

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 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 on July 19, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Am-Safe Commercial Products, a subsidiary of Marmon
Group, Tempe, Arizona. Workers at the subject facility produce
seat belts and other restraint systems; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility leased
some on-site workers from Accountants, Inc., Tempe, Arizona;
Accountemps, Tempe, Arizona; Checkmate Staffing, Phoenix,
Arizona; CHRC Creative Human Resources, Mesa, Arizona, Encore
Staffing, Phoenix, Arizona, NESCO Services, Mesa, Arizona;
Staffing Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona; Superior Staffing
Services, Scottsdale, Arizona; Volt Services, Phoenix, Arizona;
and VSP Search, Phoenix, Arizona.
The investigation further revealed that employment at the
subject facilities declined during the period of January through
June 2004 when compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment is related to a shift in production to
China, and increased imports of seatbelts and other restraint
systems by the subject firm during the period under
investigation.
In addition, 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 subject facilities
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 that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:





"All workers of Am-Safe Commercial Products, a subsidiary
of Marmon Group, including on-site leased workers from
Accountants, Inc., Accountemps, Checkmate Staffing, CHRC
Creative Human Resources, Encore Staffing, NESCO Services,
Staffing Specialists, Superior Staffing Services, Volt
Services, and VSP Search, Tempe, Arizona, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 16, 2003, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 29th day of July 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance