DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-62,238

CRAMCO INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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 October 2, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cramco Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The workers
produce dinettes sets specifically chairs, tables, and stools.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Express Personnel Services.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in January through September 2007 compared
with the same period in 2006.
Production of dinette sets at the subject facility also
decreased in January through September 2007 compared with the
same period one year earlier. Company imports of dinette sets
increased relative to production at the subject firm during the
period under investigation.
In addition, 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 wooden dinette sets produced
at Cramco Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 Cramco Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Express Personnel Services, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 28, 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 31st day of October 2007


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