DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,627

CHAR-BROIL, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFING SOLUTIONS OF
GEORGIA, INC. D/B/A BRADLEY SELECT
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

TA-W-58,627A

CHAR-BROIL, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFING SOLUTIONS OF
GEORGIA, INC.
OPELIKA, ALABAMA

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), 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 January 12, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the company official on behalf of workers of
Char-Broil, LLC, Columbus, Georgia (TA-W-58,627) and Char-Broil,
LLC, Opelika, Alabama (TA-W-58,627A). Workers at the subject
facilities produce outdoor cooking equipment and assemble parts and
accessories for outdoor cooking equipment, as well as repackage
items for distribution, respectively.
The subject firm also leased some workers from Staffing
Solutions of Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Bradley Select and Staffing
Solutions of Georgia, Inc.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firms decreased from 2004 to 2005.
Employment at the subject firms declined during the relevant
period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
outdoor cooking equipment and parts and accessories for outdoor
cooking equipment increased during the relevant period.
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 firms 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with outdoor cooking equipment and
parts and accessories for outdoor cooking equipment produced at
Char-Broil, LLC, Columbus, Georgia (TA-W-58,627) and Char-Broil,
LLC, Opelika, Alabama (TA-W-58,627A) 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 Char-Broil, LLC, including on-site leased
workers from Staffing Solutions of Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Bradley
Select, Columbus, Georgia (TA-W-58,627) and Char-Broil, LLC,
Staffing Solutions of Georgia, Inc., Opelika, Alabama (TA-W-
58,627A) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 4, 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 31st day of January 2006.
/s/ Lind G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance