DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,650

BARNES SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
T/A BARNES & COMPANY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS AT AMERISTAFF
COLLINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

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 February 28, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Barnes Supply Company, Inc., trading as Barnes &
Company, including leased workers of Ameristaff, Collinsville,
Virginia. The workers produced wiping cloths, fabrics and cutters
from textile recycled waste.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment decreased in 2004 compared to 2003.
Company imports increased in 2004 compared to 2003.
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 wiping cloths, fabrics and
cutters produced at Barnes Supply Company, Inc., trading as Barnes
& Company, including leased workers of Ameristaff, Collinsville,
Virginia 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 Barnes Supply Company, Inc., trading as
Barnes & Company, including leased workers of Ameristaff,
Collinsville, Virginia who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 24, 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 30th day of March, 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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