DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,016

CHILD CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
TBS STAFFING SOLUTIONS and EMPLOYMENT PLUS
NEW SALISBURY, INDIANA

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 September 23, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers of Child Craft Industries, Inc., including leased workers
of TPS Staffing Solutions and Employment Plus, New Salisbury,
Indiana. The workers produce juvenile furniture.
The investigation revealed that a shift in production from the
subject facility to a beneficiary country (Honduras) under the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act occurred during the period of
investigation. Layoffs occurred as a result of this shift in
production.
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.
The investigation revealed that 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 Honduras 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:




"All workers of Child Craft Industries, Inc., including leased
workers of TPS Staffing Solutions and Employment Plus, New
Salisbury, Indiana, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 12, 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 14th day of October, 2005


/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance