DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,283

SILVER CAPITAL CORP
D/B/A GTC INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
EDINFINITE SOLUTIONS
BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS

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 20, 2004 and filed by
a state representative on behalf of workers at Silver Capital Corp,
d/b/a GTC International, Bedford Park, Illinois. The workers
produce mirrors and glass cutting boards; they are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from
EdInfinite Solutions, Bedford Park, Illinois.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined in January through June of 2004 when
compared to the same time frame in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of mirrors and
glass cutting boards by the subject firm increased during the
relevant time 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 the mirrors and glass cutting
boards produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
and production at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Silver Capital Corp, d/b/a GTC International,
including on-site leased workers from EdInfinite Solutions,
Bedford Park, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 13, 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 6th day of August 2004.


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