DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,328

THE F.B. LEOPOLD COMPANY INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF ITT CORPORATION
FIBERGLASS RESIN PRODUCTS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PARTNERS ALLIANCE, KELLY
SERVICES, OFFICE TEAM, ADDECO, SPHERION AND WORKFORCE TEMPS
ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 7, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by the International Union of Painters and Allied
Traders, Local 751, on behalf of workers of The F.B. Leopold
Company Incorporated, a subsidiary of ITT Corporation, Fiberglass
Resin Products, Zelienople, Pennsylvania. The workers produce water
and wastewater treatment equipment consisting of fiberglass troughs
and components.
The investigation revealed The F.B. Leopold Company
Incorporated also leased workers from Partners Alliance, Kelly
Services, Office Team, Adecco, Spherion, and Workforce Temps.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of water and wastewater treatment equipment to
a country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with water and wastewater treatment equipment produced
by The F.B. Leopold Company Incorporated, a subsidiary of ITT
Corporation, Fiberglass Resin Products, Zelienople, Pennsylvania.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"Workers of The F.B. Leopold Company Incorporated, a
subsidiary of ITT Corporation, Fiberglass Resin Products,
Zelienople, Pennsylvania, including on-site leased workers
from Partners Alliance, Kelly Services, Office Team, Adecco,
Spherion, and Workforce Temps, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 5, 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 21st day of May 2008


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