DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,246

I.H.S. WAREHOUSING, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TRILLIUM STAFFING SOLUTIONS
MIDLAND, MICHIGAN


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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on April 25, 2008, filed by a company official on behalf
of the workers at I.H.S. Warehousing, Inc., Midland, Michigan. The
workers at the subject firm are engaged in production of door
knockers. The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Trillium Staffing Solutions.
The investigation also revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding their purchases of door
knockers during 2006, 2007 and January through April 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed that the customer
discontinued purchasing the product from the subject firm and
increased imports 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 door knockers produced at I.H.S.
Warehousing, Inc., Midland, Michigan 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 I.H.S. Warehousing, Inc., Midland, Michigan
including on-site leased workers from Trillium Staffing
Solutions who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 18, 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 30th day of May 2008.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance