DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,302

TILLMAN OF YUMA, INC.
SUBSIDIARY OF JOHN TILLMAN COMPANY
YUMA, ARIZONA

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 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 7, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Tillman of Yuma, Inc.,
subsidiary of John Tillman Company, Yuma, Arizona. The workers at
the subject firm produced protective garments for welders. The
workers are separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility declined from 2003 to 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of protective garments
for welders to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the protective garments for
welders produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers engaged in the production of protective garments
for welders at Tillman of Yuma, Inc., subsidiary of John
Tillman Company, Yuma, Arizona who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 4, 2004 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 7th day of February 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance