DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,846

BALDWIN PIANO, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION
TRUMANN, ARKANSAS

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 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Baldwin Piano, Inc., a subsidiary of Gibson
Guitar Corporation, Trumann, Arkansas. Workers manufacture pianos.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined from 2006 to 2007, and in January 2008 when
compared to January 2007.
In addition, in 2006, there was some production of guitar
parts that were produced on a trial basis however none of these
guitar parts were marketed for retail sale.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of pianos from China 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 pianos produced by Baldwin Piano,
Inc., a subsidiary of Gibson Guitar Corporation, Trumann, Arkansas,
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 Baldwin Piano, Inc., a subsidiary of Gibson
Guitar Corporation, Trumann, Arkansas, who became totally
separated from employment on February 13, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of March 2008

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