DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,613

OLON INDUSTRIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AUTOMATION AND WORK STAFF
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

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 January 11, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Olon Industries, Atlanta, Georgia. Workers at the
subject firm produce wood mouldings.
The subject firm leased some workers from Automation,
Mableton, Georgia and Work Staff, Douglasville, Georgia.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to become
separated from employment.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the production of
wood mouldings at the subject firm shifted from Atlanta, Georgia
to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
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 facilities are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are 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 Canada 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 Olon Industries, including on-site leased
workers from Automation and Work Staff, Atlanta, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 3, 2005, 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 23rd day of January 2006.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance