DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,323

AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY
WET SHAVING DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF J. W. CHILDS & ASSOCIATES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 7, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
American Safety Razor Company, Wet Shaving Division, a subsidiary
of J. W. Childs & Associates, Knoxville, Tennessee. The workers
are engaged in molding, assembly and packaging of disposable razors
and cartridges.
The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from
Express Personnel Services, Knoxville, Tennessee.
The investigation revealed that employment declined in January
through May 2005 when compared to the same period of the previous
year.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility shifted
the molding, assembly, and packaging of disposable razors and
cartridges to countries (Mexico and Israel) that are a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 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 there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico and Israel of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of American Safety Razor Company, Wet Shaving
Division, a subsidiary of J. W. Childs & Associates, including
on-site leased workers of Express Personnel Services,
Knoxville, Tennessee, engaged in molding, assembly, and
packaging of disposable razors and cartridges, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 1, 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 23rd day of June 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance