DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,448

ITW
div. of HOBART CORPORATION
TROY, OHIO

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 April 9, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of ITW, div. of Hobart
Corporation, Troy, Ohio. The workers produce stainless steel and
aluminum castings.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
instituted a total reliance on imported steel and aluminum castings
while curtailing all production at Troy, Ohio.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stainless steel and aluminum
castings. produced at ITW, Troy, Ohio contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of ITW, Troy, Ohio who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 28, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 1st day of May, 2003



/s/Richard Church
______________________________
Richard Church
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance