DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,018

ANTHONY WILCOCK ENTERPRISES, INC.
TOUCH-FLO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AMERICAN WORKFORCE
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA

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 March 14, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Anthony Wilcock Enterprises, Inc., Touch-Flo
Manufacturing Company, Burbank, California. Workers at the subject
firm produce plumbing fixtures.
The subject firm also leased some workers from American
Workforce, Glendale, California.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through March 2006 when compared to the same period in
2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of plumbing fixtures
(faucets, saddle valves and diverter valves). This survey revealed
increased imports of plumbing fixtures (faucets, saddle valves and
diverter valves) 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 firm 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 plumbing fixtures produced at
Anthony Wilcock Enterprises, Inc., Touch-Flo Manufacturing Company,
Burbank, California 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 Anthony Wilcock Enterprises, Inc., Touch-Flo
Manufacturing Company, including on-site leased workers from
American Workforce, Burbank, California who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 13, 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 8th day of August 2006


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance