DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,809

COPPERWELD CORPORATION
PIQUA, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 December 16, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America
on behalf of workers of Copperweld Corporation, Piqua, Ohio. The
workers manufacture mechanical steel tubing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
company declined significantly during the relevant period.


The investigation further revealed the subject firm is
shifting a substantial portion of production abroad to Canada.
The petitioner also requested consideration for Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA).
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable to other positions in the local
area.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of mechanical
steel tubing produced at Copperweld Corporation, Piqua, 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 Copperweld Corporation, Piqua, Ohio, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 15, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Copperweld
Corporation, Piqua, Ohio are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 18th day of December 2003.

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