DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,711

JACOBS CHUCK MANUFACTURING CO.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF ETCON STAFFING SERVICES
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 on March 10, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Jacobs
Chuck Manufacturing Co., Clemson, South Carolina. The workers
produce drill chucks.
The investigation revealed that Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing
Co., Clemson, South Carolina, including leased workers of Etcon
Staffing Services, were engaged in the production of drill
chucks at Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Co., Clemson, South
Carolina.
The investigation further revealed that the declines in
employment at the subject firm are related to the subject firm
shifting its production of drill chucks to China, and
subsequently importing those products into the United States.
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 China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, 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 Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Co., Clemson,
South Carolina, including leased workers of Etcon Staffing
Services working at Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Co.,
Clemson, South Carolina, 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."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of March, 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance