DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,756

VIKING PUMP
MACHINE SHOP DIVISION
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 10, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Viking Pump, Machine Shop Division, Cedar
Falls, Iowa. The workers produce machined gray iron and ductile
castings; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject firm from 2001 to 2002 and
also from January through November 2003 when compared to the
same time period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
machined gray iron and ductile castings increased during the
relevant time 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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with machined gray iron and ductile
castings produced at Viking Pump, Machine Shop Division, Cedar
Falls, Iowa 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 Viking Pump, Machine Shop Division, Cedar
Falls, Iowa who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 5, 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 20th day of January 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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