DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,318

RAYTOR COMPOUNDS
INCLUDING WORKERS OF DEPENDABLE BUSINESS ALTERNATIVES
FLORENCE, MASSACHUSETTS

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 6, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the Massachusetts State Workforce Office
on behalf of workers of Raytor Compounds, Florence,
Massachusetts. The workers produced urea and melamine molding
compounds. The worker group includes on-site temporary workers
from Dependable Business Alternatives.
Employment at the subject firm declined during 2007 as
compared to 2006 and January through May 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation revealed that Raytor Compounds, Florence,
Massachusetts supplies component parts for plastic and
electrical devices, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Raytor Compounds,
Florence, Massachusetts qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Raytor Compounds, Florence, Massachusetts,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after May 2, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 4th day of June 2008

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