DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,136
CRANSTON PRINT WORKS COMPANY
DESIGN AND ENGRAVING DIVISION
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND

TA-W-59,136A
CRANSTON PRINT WORKS COMPANY
DESIGN AND ENGRAVING DIVISION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 21, 2006,
applicable to workers of Cranston Print Works Company, Design and
Engraving Division, Cranston, Rhode Island. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27291).
At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of artwork designs used by the subject
firm to engrave rotary screens for printing textile fabrics.
The company reports that worker separations occurred at the
New York, New York location of the subject firm where the workers
create artwork design and provide administrative support
functions for the subject firm’s production plant located in
Cranston, Rhode Island.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include workers of the Cranston Print Works
Company, Design and Engraving Division, New York, New York.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Cranston Print Works Company, Design and Engraving
Division Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. who were
adversely affected by increased company imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,136 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Cranston Print Works Company, Design and
Engraving Division, Cranston, Rhode Island (TA-W-59,136) and
Cranston Print Works Company Design and Engraving Division,
New York, New York (TA-W-59,136A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 6,
2005, through April 21, 2008, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of June 2006.

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



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,136

CRANSTON PRINT WORKS COMPANY
DESIGN AND ENGRAVING DIVISION
CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND

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 April 3, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Cranston Print Works Company, Design and Engraving Division,
Cranston, Rhode Island. The workers produce artwork designs used
by the subject firm to engrave rotary screens for printing textile
fabrics.
The investigation revealed that employment declined in January
through March 2006.
The subject firm is shifting the production of the print
screen designs abroad and increasing imports which has contributed
to separations at the firm.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with artwork for engraved printing
screens produced at Cranston Print Works Company, Design and
Engraving Division, Cranston, Rhode Island 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 Cranston Print Works Company, Design and
Engraving Division, Cranston, Rhode Island who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after March 6,
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 21st day of April, 2006.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance