DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,064

CERRO FABRICATED PRODUCTS
A DIVISION OF CERRO METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT

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 November 13, 2002, in
response to a petition filed by the United Autoworkers Region 9-A
on behalf of workers of Cerro Fabricated Products, a Division of
Cerro Metal Products Company, Bristol, Connecticut. The workers at
the subject firm produce brass forgings and are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period of January through October
of 2002 when compared to the same period in 2001.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm did
not import brass forgings or shift production of brass forgings to
a foreign country.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms major
declining customers regarding their purchases of brass forgings
during January through October 2001-2002. This survey revealed
increases in imports of brass forgings during the period under
investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with brass forgings produced at Cerro
Fabricated Products, a Division of Cerro Metal Products Company,
Bristol, Connecticut contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production and at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:








"All workers of Cerro Fabricated Products, a Division of Cerro
Metal Products Company, Bristol, Connecticut, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 12, 2001 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 17th day of March, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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