DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,714

A&M THERMOMETER CORPORATION
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

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, 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 May 8, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the
workers at A&M Thermometer Corporation, Asheville, North
Carolina. The workers produce liquid-in-glass thermometers.
The workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined from 2001 to 2002 and also declined from
January through April 2003 when compared to the same time period
in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of liquid-in-glass
thermometers. The surveys revealed that the customers have
increased their foreign purchases and indirect foreign purchases
of liquid-in-glass thermometers during the relevant time period.

















Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with liquid-in-glass thermometers
at A&M Thermometer Corporation, Asheville, North Carolina
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 A&M Thermometer Corporation, Asheville,
North Carolina who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 7, 2002, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of May 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance