DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,281

H.B. WILLIAMSON COMPANY
D/B/A THE WILLIAMSON COMPANY
FAIRFIELD, ILLINOIS

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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 4, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of H.B. Williamson Company, d/b/a The Williamson Company,
Fairfield, Illinois. The workers of the subject firm produce
framed art.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2004 to December 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift in
production to China, and company imports of framed art will
increase.
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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been an increase in imports of
these articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:


"All workers of H.B. Williamson Company, d/b/a The Williamson
Company, Fairfield, Illinois who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 24, 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 December 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance