DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,182

ARTISANS INCORPORATED
GLEN FLORA, 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 (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 11, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Artisans, Incorporated, Glen Flora, Wisconsin. The workers produce
screen-printed and embroidered clothing for men, women and
children.
The workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-54,567,
which expired April 1, 2006.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
has continued to decline.
The preponderance in the decline in production at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of screen-printed and
embroidered clothing for men, women and children from the Artisans
Incorporated, Glen Flora, Wisconsin, to a country (Guatemala) that
is a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Guatemala of screen-
printed and embroidered clothing for men, women and children
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 Artisans Incorporated, Glen Flora, Wisconsin,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 2, 2006 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 3rd day of May, 2006

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