DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,524

THE CHARDON RUBBER COMPANY
ALLIANCE, OHIO

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 June 6, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of The Chardon Rubber Company,
Alliance, Ohio. The workers were engaged in the production
of injection molded rubber products used in appliances
(i.e. bellows for front-loading washing machine and sump
gaskets for dishwashers).
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined in January through May 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of
injection molded rubber products used in appliances (i.e.
bellows for front-loading washing machine and sump gaskets
for dishwashers) in 2004, 2005 and January through May 2006
over the corresponding 2005 period. The surveys revealed
that customers increased import purchases during 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 increases of imports of
articles like or directly competitive with injection molded
rubber products used in appliances (i.e. bellows for front-
loading washing machine and sump gaskets for dishwashers)
produced by The Chardon Rubber Company, Alliance, Ohio
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 The Chardon Rubber Company, Alliance,
Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 2, 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 26th day of June, 2006


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