DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,777

WILTON ARMETALE
INCLUDING ON SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AEROTEK COMMERCIAL
STAFFING
MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANNIA

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 31, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Wilton Armetale, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. The
workers produce giftware products (aluminum serve ware pieces).
The subject firm also leased workers from Aerotek
Commercial Staffing.

The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined from 2006 to 2007 and from January through
June 2008, when compared to January through June 2007.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increase reliance on imports of giftware products (aluminum
serve ware pieces) during the relevant time 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 giftware products (aluminum
serve ware pieces) produced by Wilton Armetale, Mount Joy,
Pennsylvania, 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 Wilton Armetale, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania,
including on-site leased workers from Aerotek Commercial
Staffing, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 9, 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 18th day of September 2008


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