DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,635

THE ST. JOHN COMPANIES, INC.
WEST JORDAN PLANT
WEST JORDAN, UTAH

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 4, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of The St. John Companies, Inc., West Jordan Plant, West
Jordan, Utah. The workers produce patient safety and
identification products.
The investigation revealed a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment. The threat of employment
declines at the subject firm is related to the shift in
production of patient safety and identification products to a
country (Mexico) that 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.
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 a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with the patient safety and
identification products produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of The St. John Companies, Inc., West Jordan
Plant, West Jordan, Utah, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 3, 2007
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 22nd day of January, 2008


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