DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,664
WM. WRIGHT CO.
WRIGHTS FACTORY OUTLET
FISKDALE, MASSACHUSETTS

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on July 10, 2008, in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Wm. Wright
Co., Wrights Factory Outlet, Fiskdale, Massachusetts. The workers at
the subject facility operate a factory outlet store and assist customers
in locating materials for their craft and sewing projects.
The investigation revealed that Wm. Wright Co., Wrights Factory
Outlet, Fiskdale, Massachusetts, does not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose
behalf certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be a
relationship between the workers' work and the article produced by the
workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The retail sales workers do
not support a firm or appropriate subdivision that produces an article
domestically and thus the worker group cannot be considered import
impacted or affected by a shift in production of an article.
In addition, 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 worker group must be certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the workers are denied
eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible
for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I
determine that all workers of Wm. Wright Co., Wrights Factory Outlet,
Fiskdale, Massachusetts are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
denied eligibility 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 July 2008

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