DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,830

JARVIS CASTER COMPANY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF AID TEMPORARY
HARRISBURG, ARKANSAS

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 an 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 March 24, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by the State of Arkansas Workforce & Employment
Security Department on behalf of workers of Jarvis Caster Company,
Jarvis East, Harrisburg, Arkansas. Workers at the subject firm
produce casters and wheels for industrial equipment. The worker
group includes on-site leased workers from AID Temporary.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of
workers at the subject company have been separated or are
threatened with separation from employment and that production of
at the subject plant declined during the relevant time period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased their imports of casters and wheels for industrial
equipment during the relevant period.
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 conclude that increases of imports of casters and
wheels for industrial equipment produced at Jarvis Caster Company,
Jarvis East, Harrisburg, Arkansas 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 Jarvis Caster Company, Jarvis East,
Harrisburg, Arkansas, including on-site leased workers from
AID Temporary, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 22, 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 12th day of April 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance