DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,317

BALDWIN HARDWARE CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF SPECTRUM BRANDS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS A SUBSIDIARY OF STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INCLUDING
ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
GAGE PERSONNEL, ADECCO, MACK EMPLOYMENT AND JOHN GALT STAFFING
READING, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC 2813),
as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 10, 2011,
applicable to workers of Baldwin Hardware Corporation, a Subsidiary
of Stanley Black & Decker, including on-site leased workers from
Gage personnel, Adecco, Mack Employment and John Galt Staffing,
Reading, Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged in the production
of decorative hardware. The Notice was published in the Federal
Register on September 2, 2011 (76 FR 54796).
At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New information
shows that on December 17, 2012, Spectrum Brands purchased Baldwin
Hardware, and that the subject firm is now known as Baldwin
Hardware Corporation, a Subsidiary of Spectrum Brands, formerly
known as a Subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.
Some workers separated from employment at the subject firm had
wages reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax
account under “Spectrum Brands.” Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to include workers of the subject firm
whose UI wages are reported under Spectrum Brands.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by a shift
in the production of decorative hardware to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-80,317 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Baldwin Hardware Corporation, a
Subsidiary of Spectrum Brands, formerly known as a
Subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, including on-site
leased workers from Gage Personnel, Adecco, Mack
Employment, and John Galt Staffing, Reading,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 25, 2010, through August
10, 2013, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of March, 2013

/s/ Del Min Amy Chen
______
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,317

BALDWIN HARDWARE CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF STANLEY BLACK & DECKER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM GAGE PERSONNEL, ADECCO, MACK
EMPLOYMENT AND JOHN GALT STAFFING
READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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 (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
(Department) 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, or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production by such
workers’ firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers’ firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers’ firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean
Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles that are like or directly competitive
with articles which are or were produced by such firm or
subdivision.


The investigation was initiated in response to a petition filed
on July 26, 2011 on behalf of workers of Baldwin Hardware
Corporation, a Subsidiary of Stanley Black and Decker, Reading,
Pennsylvania (subject firm). Workers at the subject firm are engaged
in employment related to the production of decorative hardware. The
worker group includes on-site leased workers from Gage Personnel,
Adecco, Mack Employment, and John Galt Staffing.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the subject firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers at the subject firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially
separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the employment
decline is related to the shift in the production of decorative
hardware by the subject firm to a foreign country that is party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(“Act”), 26 U.S.C. 2813, the Department herein presents the results
of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older
workers.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied if the
following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a significant
number of workers in the workers’ firm are 50 years of age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has not been met according because
the workers in the workers’ firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers’ industry are currently adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained during the
investigation, I determine that workers of the subject firm, who are
engaged in employment related to the production of decorative hardware,
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 Baldwin Hardware Corporation, a Subsidiary of
Stanley Black & Decker, including on-site leased workers from
Gage Personnel, Adecco, Mack Employment, and John Galt Staffing,
Reading, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after July 25, 2010, 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, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of August, 2011


/s/Del Min Amy Chen

_____________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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