DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,079

WARREN INDUSTRIES
A SUBSIDIARY OF MEGA BLOKS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PRO RESOURCES AND ADECCO
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

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 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 23, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Warren Industries, a subsidiary of Mega Bloks, Lafayette, Indiana.
The workers at the subject firm produce puzzles and games; they are
not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of puzzles and games during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Warren Industries, a
subsidiary of Mega Bloks, Lafayette, Indiana also leased workers
on-site from Pro Resources and Adecco to produce puzzles and games.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with puzzles and games produced at the
subject firm 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 Warren Industries, a subsidiary of Mega Bloks,
including leased workers of Pro Resources and Adecco,
Lafayette, Indiana who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 22, 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 6th day of April, 2006.

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance