DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,785
RISDON INTERNATIONAL INC.
MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK

TA-W-61,785A
RISDON INTERNATIONAL INC.
DANBURY, CONNECTICUT

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 July 5, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a One Stop Operator on behalf of workers of
Risdon International, Inc., Middletown, New York. The workers
produce cosmetic packaging. Workers at a Risdon company warehouse
in Danbury, Connecticut, store and distribute products manufactured
by Risdon. Their work is controlled by management at Middletown and
they are included in this worker group.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted a
portion of production to Mexico adversely affecting the workers of
the subject firm at both Middletown and Danbury.
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 addition, 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 conclude 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 Risdon International, Inc., Middletown, New
York (TA-W-61,785), and Danbury, Connecticut (TA-W-61,785A), who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 3, 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 28th day of August 2007


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