DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,970

THE WISE COMPANY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF D. CANALE COMPANY, INC.
PIGGOTT, ARKANSAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on December 8, 2010, on behalf of workers of The Wise
Company, Inc., a subsidiary of D. Canale Company, Inc., Piggott,
Arkansas. The workers produce industrial seats.
The investigation revealed that workers of The Wise
Company, Inc., who are engaged in employment related to
production of industrial seats, meet the criteria for
certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
proportion of workers have been totally or partially separated
during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of industrial seats by The Wise Company, Inc.
have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the industrial
seats produced by The Wise Company, Inc. have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports contributed importantly to the worker
group separations and sales/production declines at The Wise
Company, Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of The Wise Company,
Inc., a subsidiary of D. Canale Company, Inc., Piggott,
Arkansas, who are engaged in employment related to production of
industrial seats, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of The Wise Company, Inc., a subsidiary of D.
Canale Company, Inc., Piggott, Arkansas, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after December
7, 2009, through two years from the date of certification,
and all workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 19th day of January, 2011

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance