DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,741

THE STUCKEY COMPANY
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of an 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 adjustment assistance each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition received on August 6, 2001, and filed on behalf of workers at The Stuckey Company, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma. The workers produce jewelry.
This investigation revealed that the subject firm has increased their reliance on imported jewelry and decreased production and employment at Norman, Oklahoma.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with jewlery produced by The Stuckey Company, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of The Stuckey Company, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 18, 2000, through two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of October, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance