DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,735

WATERLOO INDUSTIRES, INC.
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFMARK
POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS

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 January 10, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Waterloo Industries Inc., Pocahontas,
Arkansas. The workers produce metal tool chests.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers of Staffmark.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The subject firm has shifted a significant proportion of
production to Mexico, a country which is 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.
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 Waterloo Industries Inc., including on-site
leased workers of Staffmark, Pocahontas, Arkansas, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 9, 2006 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 18th day of January 2007



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