DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,891
WILSONART INTERNATIONAL, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF ITW
TEMPLE, TEXAS

TA-W-55,891A
INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF WILSONART INTERNATIONAL, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF ITW
TEMPLE, TEXAS
LOCATED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 9, 2004,
applicable to workers of Wilsonart International, Inc., a
subsidiary of ITW, Temple, Texas. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on January 24, 2005 (70 FR 3392).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that a worker separation occurred involving an
employee of the Temple, Texas facility of Wilsonart
International, Inc., a subsidiary of ITW located in Atlanta,
Georgia. Ms. Miclene McGhee provided customer support services
for the production of high-pressure decorative laminate used in
kitchen counter tops and cabinets at the Temple, Texas location
of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include an employee of the Temple, Texas
facility of Wilsonart International, Inc., a subsidiary of ITW,
located in Atlanta, Georgia and to also extend ATAA eligibility
to Ms. Miclene McGhee located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Wilsonart International, Inc., a subsidiary of
ITW, Temple, Texas, who were adversely affected by a shift in
production to India and Thailand.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,891 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Wilsonart International, Inc., a
subsidiary of ITW, Temple, Texas (TA-W-55,891),
including an employee of Wilsonart International, Inc.,
a subsidiary of ITW, Temple, Texas, located in
Atlanta, Georgia (TA-W-55,891A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October
21, 2003, through December 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, as amended.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 26th day of April 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,891

WILSONART INTERNATIONAL,INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF ITW
TEMPLE, TEXAS

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 October 29, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on behalf of workers
at Wilsonart International, Inc., a subsidiary of ITW, Temple,
Texas. The workers at the subject firm produce high-pressure
decorative laminate used in kitchen counter tops and cabinets.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2002 to 2003.
The investigation also revealed that there was a shift in
production of high-pressure decorative laminate to India, China and
Thailand and that imports from India, China and Thailand have
increased.
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 to India, China and Thailand of high-pressure
decorative laminate 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 Wilsonart International, Inc., a subsidiary of
ITW, Temple, Texas who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 21, 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 December, 2004.


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