DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,249

FISKARS BRANDS, INC.
GARDEN & OUTDOOR LIVING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM QUALITEMPS
SAUK CITY, WISCONSIN

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 4, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Fiskars Brands, Inc., Garden & Outdoor Living
Division, Sauk City, Wisconsin. The workers produce garden
tools, including pruners, sheers, loppers, and various wooden-
handled tools. The workers are not separately identifiable by
article.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from QualiTemps of Baraboo, Wisconsin.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined in January through September 2007
when compared with the same period in 2006.
During the relevant period, the subject firm increased
imports of articles like or directly competitive with garden
tools.
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 increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with garden tools produced by
Fiskars Brands, Inc., Garden & Outdoor Living Division, Sauk
City, Wisconsin 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 Fiskars Brands, Inc., Garden & Outdoor
Living Division, including on-site leased workers from
QualiTemps, Sauk City, Wisconsin, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 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 15th day of October 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance