DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,724

JIT MANUFACTURING INC.
WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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 July 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of JIT Manufacturing Inc., Westfield, Massachusetts.
The workers produced one tooth hole saws and machined parts for
manufacturing utility knife blades. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment all declined in January through June 2008 compared
with the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor contacted the subject firm's
primary customer regarding purchases of one tooth hole saws and
machined parts for utility knife blade production in 2006, 2007
and January through June 2008. The survey revealed increased
reliance on imports of hole saws during the relevant period.
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 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 the one tooth hole saws
produced by JIT Manufacturing Inc., Westfield, Massachusetts,
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 JIT Manufacturing Inc., Westfield,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 16, 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 August 2008

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