DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,665

HILLERICH & BRADSBY, CO.
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASEED WORKERS FROM REMEDY STAFFING AND 101
ENTERPRISE
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA

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 July 6, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by the Teamsters Local 986 on behalf of workers of
Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., Ontario, California. Workers manufacture
aluminum baseball bats.
The subject firm also leased workers from Remedy Staffing and
101 Enterprise, both located in Aliso Viejo, California.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined absolutely during the period of January
through June 2006, when compared to the same time period in 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of baseball bats 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with baseball bats produced at
Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., Ontario, California 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 Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., Ontario, California,
including on-site workers from Remedy Staffing and 101
Enterprise, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 3, 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 July 2006


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