DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,989

WASLEY PRODUCTS, INC.
PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

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), 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 in response to a petition
received on September 20, 2005 and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Wasley Products, Inc., Plainville,
Connecticut. The workers at the subject firm produce custom rubber
molded products (i.e. bearing seals, blender clutches).
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined from January through September 2005 over the corresponding
2004 period.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their reliance on imported custom rubber molded products (i.e.
bearing seals, blender clutches) during the period under
investigations.
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.
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 custom rubber molded products
(i.e. bearing seals, blender clutches) produced by Wasley Products,
Inc., Plainville, Connecticut, 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 Wasley Products, Inc., Plainville,
Connecticut, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 16, 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 September 2005.

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