DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,310

ENDEAVOR MOLD AND DESIGN, INC.
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), 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 October 20, 2003, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Endeavor Mold
and Design, Inc., Erie, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject
firm produce injection molds.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased during the period of
January through September of 2003 compared to the same period in
2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of injection molds. This survey
revealed increases in imports of injection molds during the period
under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with injection molds produced at
Endeavor Mold and Design, Erie, Inc., Pennsylvania 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 Endeavor Mold and Design, Inc., Erie,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after October 2, 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 21st day of November 2003.


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