DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,417

PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF BDL/ALLIES
GUILFORD, MAINE

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 28, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at Pride Manufacturing Company LLC, Guilford,
Maine. The workers at the subject facility produce wood products,
including shapes, knobs, and gallery rail spindles; workers are not
separately identifiable by specific product. The subject firm
employs leased workers from BDL/Allies at the Guilford facility.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility decreased from the three month period of November
2004 to January 2005, when compared to the same period one year
prior.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
customers regarding their purchases of wood products, including
shapes, knobs, and/or gallery rail spindles during 2002, 2003, and
2004. The survey revealed increases in imports from customers
reducing purchases from the subject firm during the period under
investigation.
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 wood products, including shapes,
knobs, and gallery rail spindles produced at Pride Manufacturing
Company LLC, Guilford, Maine contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Pride Manufacturing Company LLC, Guilford,
Maine, including leased workers of BDL/Allies, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 19, 2004 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 3rd day of March 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance