DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,376

INDIAN INDUSTRIES DBA ESCALADE SPORTS
BILLIARD TABLES DIVISION
EVANSVILLE, 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 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 May 12, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by the Industrial Division of the Communication
Workers of America (IUE-CWA) on behalf of workers of Indian
Industries, DBA Escalade Sports, Billiard Tables Division,
Evansville, Indiana. Workers at the subject firm manufacture
billiard tables (pool tables), and are separately identifiable from
other products produced at the plant.
In addition, the subject firm also manufacture’s table tennis
tables, playground, archery, and basketball equipment.
The investigation revealed that employment declined absolutely
with the permanent closure of the billiard tables division in
December 2005.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted the production of
billiard tables to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States 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 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 has been 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. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Indian Industries, DBA Escalade Sports,
Billiard Tables Division, Evansville, Indiana, who became
totally separated from employment on May 9, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of May 2006

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance