DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,096

AELCO FOUNDRIES, INC.
FIRST ODYSSEY
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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), 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 January 29, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Aelco
Foundries, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The workers at the subject
firm produced steel castings.
The investigation revealed that during the last two years some
of the workers wages may have been paid under the Federal Employer
Identification Number for First Odyssey.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2002 to 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of steel castings. This survey
revealed increases in imports of steel castings during the period
under investigation.
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 produced by Aelco Foundries, Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 Aelco Foundries, Inc., First Odyssey,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 28, 2003 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 2nd day of March, 2004


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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