DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,213

STANLEY FASTENING SYSTEMS, L.P.
a.k.a. STANLEY-BOSTITCH
A DIVISION OF STANLEY WORKS, INC.
EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND

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 October 14, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P., a.k.a. Stanley-
Bostitch, a division of Stanley Works, Inc., East Greenwich,
Rhode Island. The workers produce pneumatic tools, staples and
nails.
The workers of the firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under TA-W-59,958, which expired
September 18, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
at the subject firm declined during the relevant time period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of products like or directly competitive with
pneumatic tools, staples and nails in 2007 compared to 2006 and
increased reliance on imports in January to October 2008
compared to the corresponding period in 2007.
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 pneumatic tools, staples and
nails produced at Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P., a.k.a.
Stanley-Bostitch, a division of Stanley Works, Inc., East
Greenwich, Rhode Island 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 Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P., a.k.a.
Stanley-Bostitch, a division of Stanley Works, Inc., East
Greenwich, Rhode Island who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 19, 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 28th day of October 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance