DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,460

A S AMERICA INCORPORATED
SALEM FACILITY
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE ARE REPORTED UNDER FEID NUMBER FOR
AMERICAN STANDARD INCORPORATED
SALEM, OHIO

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 June 2, 2008 in response to
a petition filed by the United Steelworkers, Local 1538, on behalf
of workers of A S America Incorporated, Salem Facility, Salem,
Ohio. The workers produce enameled steel bathtubs and sinks, and
acrylic bathtubs. The workers are not separately identifiable by
product produced.
The investigation revealed that workers wages of A S America
Incorporated were also reported under FEID number for American
Standard Incorporated.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased in January through May 2008.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of acrylic bathtubs 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 acrylic bathtubs produced by A S
America Incorporated, Salem Facility, Salem, Ohio, 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 A S America Incorporated, Salem Facility,
Salem, Ohio, including workers whose wages are reported under
FEID number for American Standard Incorporated, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
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 19th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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