DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,531

WILLIAM PINCHBECK, INC.
D/B/A PINCHBECK ROSES
GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 (TAA), 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 in response to a petition
received on June 13, 2008 filed by the Connecticut Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of the workers at William Pinchbeck, Inc.,
d/b/a Pinchbeck Roses, Guilford, Connecticut. The workers at the
subject firm are engaged in production of cut flowers. The workers
are not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at the subject facility during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's declining customers regarding their purchases of cut flowers
during 2006, 2007 and January through June 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed customers increased
import purchases of cut flowers during the period under
investigation.
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 cut flowers produced at William
Pinchbeck, Inc., d/b/a Pinchbeck Roses, Guilford, Connecticut
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 William Pinchbeck, Inc., d/b/a Pinchbeck
Roses, Guilford, Connecticut who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 12, 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 23rd day of July 2008.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance