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TAW-63802  /  AFA Products, Inc. (Forest City, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 08/01/2007
Filed Date: 08/04/2008
Most Recent Update: 09/12/2008
Determination Date: 09/12/2008
Expiration Date: 09/12/2010

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,802

AFA PRODUCTS, INC.
A SUBSIDARY OF CONTINENTAL AFA DISPENSING COMPANY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA

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 August 4, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by an authorized representative on behalf of
workers AFA Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Continental AFA
Dispensing Company, Forest City, North Carolina. The workers at
the subject firm produced plastic trigger sprayers and lotion pump
dispensers.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm ceased
production and the workers were separated from employment.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted
production of plastic trigger sprayers and lotion pump dispensers
to China.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its imports of like or directly competitive articles from
2006 to 2007, and during the period January through July 2008.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm to China of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of AFA Products, Inc., a subsidiary of
Continental AFA Dispensing Company, Forest City, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 1, 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 12th day of September 2008

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