DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,636

FENCEMASTER
A SUBSIDIARY OF RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WILSTAFF, PERSONNEL PLACEMENT AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
JACKSON, TENNESSEE

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 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 December 19, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at FenceMaster, a subsidiary of Radio Systems Corporation,
Jackson, Tennessee. The workers at the subject facility produced
chain link dog kennels. The subject firm also leased workers on-
site from Wilstaff, Personnel Placement, and Personnel Management
to produce chain link dog kennels.

The investigation revealed sales, production, and employment
at the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and again in January
through November 2006 compared with the corresponding 2005 period.
Production at the facility ceased on December 15, 2006.
The firm is replacing production of chain link dog kennels at
the Jackson site with increased company imports.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with chain link dog kennels produced
at the subject firm 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 FenceMaster, a subsidiary of Radio Systems
Corporation, including leased workers of Wilstaff, Personnel
Placement and Personnel Management, Jackson, Tennessee, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 14, 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 4th day of Januarty, 2007

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance