DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,288

SIGMA INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ARCADIA STAFFING RESOURCES,
UNITED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND QUALITY STAFFING
SPRINGPORT, 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 (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 May 1, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sigma Industries, Inc., Springport, Michigan. The workers produced
wire mesh products, including containers, rack decks, and conveyor
guards. The workers are not separately identifiable by article.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Arcadia Staffing Resources, United Employment Services, and Quality
Staffing.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of wire mesh products
in 2006, 2007, and January through April 2008. The survey revealed
increasing customer 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 do not possess skills that are 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 wire mesh products produced by
Sigma Industries, Inc., Springport, 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 Sigma Industries, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Arcadia Staffing Resources, United
Employment Services, and Quality Staffing, Springport,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 30, 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 17th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance