DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,969

THE VOLLRATH COMPANY, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF WINDWAY CAPITAL CORPORATION
SHERBOYGAN, WISCONSIN

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 January 22, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, Local 1472, on behalf of workers at The Vollrath Company,
LLC, a subsidiary of Windway Capital Corporation, Sheboygan,
Wisconsin. The workers are engaged in activities related to the
production of stainless steel cooking and serving utensils, pots,
and pans. The workers are not separately identifiable by products
produced.
Employment and sales at the subject firm declined during the
relevant period.
The subject firm increased imports of stainless steel cooking
and serving utensils, pots, and pans during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stainless steel cooking and
serving utensils, pots, and pans produced at The Vollrath Company,
LLC, a subsidiary of Windway Capital Corporation, Sheboygan,
Wisconsin, 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 The Vollrath Company, LLC, a subsidiary of
Windway Capital Corporation, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 21, 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 January 2009

/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance