DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,192

DOUGLAS BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
TEMPORARY RESOURCES, ADECCO, AND CPI
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 9, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Douglas Battery Manufacturing Company, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce batteries
for automotive, commercial, heavy duty, marine, lawn and garden,
and similar applications.
The subject firms also leases workers from Temporary
Resources, Adecco, and CPI.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined in January 2005.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
batteries increased during the relevant period.
In addition, 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 facility 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 those produced at Douglas Battery
Manufacturing Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production and at that firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of Douglas Battery Manufacturing Company,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, including on-site leased
workers of Temporary Resources, Adecco, and CPI, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 8, 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 18th day of January 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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