DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,593

CUDAHY TANNING CO., INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BELL RESOURCE, PA STAFFING,
AND CUSTOMIZED INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT
CUDAHY, 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 December 20, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cudahy Tanning Co., Inc., Cudahy, Wisconsin. The
workers produce finished grain leather sides, a component of shoes
and other leather products.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Bell Resource, PA Staffing, and Customized Industrial Placement.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a sample survey of the
subject firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases
of finished grain leather sides in 2005, 2006, and January through
November 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey
revealed increased import purchases during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 finished grain leather sides
produced by Cudahy Tanning Co., Inc., Cudahy, 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 Cuhday Tanning Co., Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Bell Resource, PA Staffing, and Customized
Industrial Placement, Cudahy, Wisconsin, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 19,
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 24th day of January 2008


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