DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,696

HILTI NORTH AMERICA
A DIVISION OF HILTI CORPORATION
PLANT 5
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

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 (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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 28, 2003 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Hilti North America, a
division of Hilti Corporation, Plant 5, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The
workers at the subject division produce anchor bolts, drill bits
and pins. Workers are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased from 2001 to 2002, and in January to June 2003, compared
to the same period in 2002.
Hilti North America is shifting production of drill bits
abroad and is increasing imports during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 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 addition, 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with drill bits produced at Hilti
North America, a division of Hilti Corporation, Plant 5, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, 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 Hilti North America, a division of Hilti
Corporation, Plant 5, Tulsa, Oklahoma who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 26,
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, 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 6th day of October, 2003.



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