Corrected: September 12, 2005

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,630

REGAL WARE, INC.
KEWASKUM MANUFACTURING PLANT
KEWASKUM, WISCONSIN

TA-W-57,630A

REGAL WARE, INC.
WEST BEND MANUFACTURING PLANT
WEST BEND, WISCONSIN

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 July 27, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a District Representative of the Paper,
Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union
(PACE), Local 7-0850 on behalf of workers at Regal Ware, Inc.,
Kewaskum Manufacturing Plant, Kewaskum, Wisconsin (TA-W-57,630) and
Regal Ware, Inc., West Bend Manufacturing Plant, West Bend,
Wisconsin (TA-W-57,630A). The workers at the subject firm produce
cookware, water systems, and commercial food products; the workers
are not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period of
January through July of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm’s major
declining customers regarding their purchases of steel cookware and
water systems. The survey revealed an increase in imports of
cookware by the subject firm’s customers from 2003 to 2004 and
again during the period of January through July 2005 compared to
the same period in 2004.
The workers were under an existing trade adjustment assistance
certification which expired on July 30, 2005
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cookware produced at the subject
firm 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 Regal Ware, Inc., Kewaskum Manufacturing
Plant, Kewaskum, Wisconsin (TA-W-57,630) and Regal Ware, Inc.,
West Bend Manufacturing Plant, West Bend, Wisconsin (TA-W-
57,630A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 31, 2005 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






"All workers of Regal Ware, Inc., Kewaskum Manufacturing
Plant, Kewaskum, Wisconsin (TA-W-57,630) and Regal Ware, Inc.,
West Bend Manufacturing Plant, West Bend, Wisconsin (TA-W-
57,630A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 27, 2004 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of September 2005


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