DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,778

ACORN ENGINEERING COMPANY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
OLYMPIC STAFFING
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA

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 on October 12, 2004, in
response to a petition filed by the TAA Coordinator of The
Employment Development Department, West Covina, California, on
behalf of workers of Acorn Engineering Company, City of
Industries, California. The workers at the subject firm are
engaged in employment related to the production of stainless
steel plumbing fixtures.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
stainless steel plumbing fixtures to a country (Mexico) that is a
party to free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 Mexico 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 Acorn Engineering Company, City of
Industries, California, including lease workers of Olympic
Staffing working at Acorn Engineering Company, City of
Industries, California who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 7, 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 27th day of October 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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