DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,960

LESAFFRE YEAST CORPORATION
RED STAR YEAST FACILITY
A DIVISION OF LESAFFRE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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 March 3, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the United Auto Workers, Region 4 and Local
9, on behalf of workers of Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, Red Star
Yeast facility, a division of Lesaffre International Corporation,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The workers produce fresh and dry yeast.
They are not separately identifiable by specific product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility decreased absolutely upon the
facility's shutdown, which occurred December 31, 2005.
The subject firm is currently shifting production of fresh and
dry yeast to facilities in Mexico and Belgium. Mexico is party to a
free trade agreement with the United States. Yeast produced abroad
is imported.
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 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 Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, Red Star Yeast
facility, a division of Lesaffre International Corporation,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 28, 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 11th day of April 2006


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