DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,704

SPRING WINDOW FASHIONS
INCLUDING ON-LEASED EMPLOYEES FROM
KELLY SERVICES, SPHERION, KEYSTONE STAFFING,
ASHFORD STAFFING AND ONE SOURCE
MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on February 27, 2008,
applicable to workers of Spring Window Fashions, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, Spherion, Keystone
Staffing and Ashford Staffing, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2008
(73 FR 13017).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of window coverings such as mini
blinds and pleated blinds, and other forms of window treatments
New information shows that workers leased from One Source
were employed on-site at the Montgomery, Pennsylvania location of
Spring Window Fashions. The Department as determined that these
workers were sufficiently under the control of the subject firm
to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers from One Source working
on-site at the Montgomery, Pennsylvania location of the subject
firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,704 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Spring Window Fashions, including on-
site leased workers from Kelly Services, Spherion,
Keystone Staffing, Ashford Staffing and One Source,
Montgomery, Pennsylvania, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January
4, 2007, through February 27, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 27th day of March 2009

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,704

SPRING WINDOW FASHIONS
INCLUDING ONSITE LESSED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES, SPERION,
KEYSTONE STAFFING, AND ASHFORD STAFFING
MONTGOMERY, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 18, 2008 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Spring Window
Fashions, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. The workers produce window
coverings such as mini blinds and pleated blinds, and other forms
of window treatments.
The subject firm leased some workers from Kelly Services,
Spherion, Keystone Staffing, and Ashford Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject facility in 2007 compared with 2006. The
company anticipates shutting down production at the Montgomery
facility.
The subject firm is shifting production of window coverings at
the Montgomery facility to Mexico, a country 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 determine that was a shift in production from the
workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with window coverings produced by Spring Window
Fashions in Montgomery, Pennsylvania. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Spring Window Fashions, including onsite
leased workers from Kelly Services, Sperion, Keystone
Staffing, and Ashford Staffing, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 4, 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 27th day of February 2008


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





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