DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,615

THE YORK GROUP METAL CASKET ASSEMBLY
MATTHEWS CASKET DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PENMAC
MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI

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 December 15, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of The York Group Metal Casket Assembly, Matthews Casket
Division, a subsidiary of Matthews International, Marshfield,
Missouri. The workers produce metal caskets.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased in January through November 2006 when compared
with the same period of the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
shifted a portion of production of metal caskets from the subject
facility to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 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 The York Group Metal Casket Assembly, Casket
Division, a subsidiary of Matthews International, Matthews
Marshfield, Missouri, including on-site leased workers from
PENMAC, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 12, 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 8th day of January 2007.

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