DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,459

SJP CORP.
(formerly known as)
SIMMONS JUVENILE PRODUCTS
RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY

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 December 5, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at SJP Corp., Corporate Headquarters, Rutherford, New
Jersey. The workers were engaged in administrative support
activities related to the production of children's cribs and wood
casegoods at an affiliated facility.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Corporate
Headquarters of SJP Corp., Rutherford, New Jersey declined with its
shutdown in June of 2005.
The investigation further revealed that workers at the
Corporate Headquarters were in direct support of SJP Corp.
production in New London, Wisconsin during the period relevant to
the investigation. The workers of SJP Corp., New London, Wisconsin
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
and alternative trade adjustment assistance on March 1, 2005 (TA-W-
56,553). That certification was based on increased company imports
of children's cribs and related wood casegoods. The New London,
Wisconsin plant has closed.
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 children's cribs and related wood
casegoods produced by SJP Corp. 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 SJP Corp., Corporate Headquarters, Rutherford,
New Jersey, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 17, 2004, through March 1,
2007 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 January, 2006.

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