DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,776

TREE TOP INCORPORATED
CASHMERE PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM LABOR READY
CASHMERE, WASHINGTON

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 January 31, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the General Teamsters, Local 760,
on behalf of workers of Tree Top Incorporated, Cashmere Plant,
Cashmere, Washington. The workers produce apple and pear juice
concentrates. Workers are not separately identifiable by specific
product produced.
The investigation revealed the Tree Top Incorporated employed
on-site leased workers from Labor Ready.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased in 2007 compared with 2006.
The production at the facility ceased in early 2008. Imports
of apple juice concentrate increased 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 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 apple juice concentrate produced
by Tree Top Incorporated, Cashmere Plant, Cashmere, Washington,
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 Tree Top Incorporated, Cashmere Plant,
including on-site leased workers from Labor Ready, Cashmere,
Washington, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 29, 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 4th day of March 2008


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