DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,327

LOGER INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
ADVANCED PLACEMENT SERVICES, INC.,
LAKE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA

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 July 28, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Loger
Industries, Inc., Lake City, Pennsylvania. The workers produced
wooden furniture for preschool/daycare facilities.
The investigation revealed that Loger Industries, Inc.,
Lake City, Pennsylvania, including leased workers of Advance
Placement Services, Inc. were engaged in the production of
wooden furniture for preschool/daycare facilities at Loger
Industries, Inc., Lake City, Pennsylvania.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related
to a shift in plant production of wooden furniture for
preschool/daycare facilities to a country (Canada) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada 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 Loger Industries, Inc., Lake City,
Pennsylvania, including leased workers of Advanced
Placement Services, Inc., working at Loger Industries,
Inc., Lake City, Pennsylvania), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 27,
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 4th day of August 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance