DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,801

TAYLORMADE-ADIDAS GOLF COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS GROUP
AND ADECCO TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY
WESTMINSTER, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 February 5, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, Westminster,
South Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce golf balls.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Industrial Plastics Group and Adecco Temporary Staffing Agency.
The workers of the firm were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under TA-W-56,404, which expired March 1,
2007.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject plant declined in January through
February 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.
United States aggregate imports of golf balls increased
relative to U.S. consumption from 2006 to 2007. Imports increased
in January through April 2008 compared with the same period in
2007.
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 those produced by TaylorMade-
adidas Golf Company, Westminster, South Carolina, contributed to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, including on-
site leased workers from Industrial Plastics Group and Adecco
Temporary Staffing Agency, Westminster, South Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 2, 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 June 2008

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance