DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,769

HAMILTON DIE CAST, INC.
HAMILTON, 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 sales and/or production have
decreased absolutely at the workers firm or subdivision and an
increase in imports of articles like or directly competitive with
articles produced by the workers' firm or subdivision contributed
importantly to workers' separation or threat of separation and to
the decline in the sales or production of the subject firm or
subdivision.
The investigation was initiated on May 15, 2003 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Hamilton Die Cast, Inc.,
Hamilton, Ohio. The workers at the subject firm produced aluminum
die castings.
The investigation revealed sales and employment declined
absolutely from 2000 to 2001. The subject firm shut down its
operations on January 25, 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
did not import aluminum die castings during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of aluminum die
castings. This survey revealed an increased reliance on imports of
aluminum die castings during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with aluminum die castings produced at
Hamilton Die Cast, Inc., Hamilton, Ohio contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:








"All workers of Hamilton Die Cast, Inc., Hamilton, Ohio who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 19, 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 13th day of June, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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