DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,350

SOLON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN

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 9, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers at Solon Manufacturing Company, Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
The workers produce and package wooden disposal medical products
and other articles of wood.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined in January through April 2008, when
compared to the same period of the previous year.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of wood medical supplies 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 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 wood medical supplies produced
by Solon Manufacturing Company, Rhinelander, Wisconsin,
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 Solon Manufacturing Company, Rhinelander,
Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 29, 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., 3rd day of July, 2008


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