DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,306

MECO CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF @WORK TEMPORARY AGENCY
GREENEVILLE, 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 (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 November 10, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of MECO Corporation, Greeneville, Tennessee. The workers
produce folding furniture and barbecue grills.
The subject firm leased on-site workers from @Work Temporary
Agency during the relevant period.
Employment and production declined in January through October
2005 compared with the same period one year earlier.
The subject firm began importing folding furniture and
barbecue grills in 2005 replacing a significant portion of
production at the Greenville plant.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with folding furniture and barbecue
grills produced at MECO Corporation, Greeneville, Tennessee
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 MECO Corporation, Greeneville, Tennessee,
including on-site leased workers of @Work Temporary Agency,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after November 4, 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 18th day of November, 2005.

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