DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,560

ARTISANS, INC.
GLEN FLORA, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 17, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Artisans, Inc., Glen Flora, Wisconsin. The workers at the subject
firm produce tee shirts and screen printed and embroidered clothing
for men, women and children. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The workers of the subject firm were under an existing
certification to apply for adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-59,182. That certification expired on May 3, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject facility declined during the period of
January through June 2008 over the corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its reliance on imported tee shirts during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with tee shirts and screen printed and
embroidered clothing produced by the subject firm 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 Artisans, Inc., Glen Flora, Wisconsin who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 4, 2008, 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 17th of July 2008.


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