Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/27/2003
Filed Date: 03/01/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/02/2004
Determination Date: 04/02/2004
Expiration Date: 04/02/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,384
KEELER DIE CAST
TRUTH HARDWARE DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
RCM TECHNOLOGIES
AEROTEK COMMERCIAL STAFFING
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
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,
as amended (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 March 1, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Keeler Die Cast, Truth Hardware Division, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The workers at the subject firm produce zinc die castings.
The investigation revealed that Keeler Die Cast, Truth
Hardware Division, Grand Rapids, Michigan leased workers from RCM
Technologies, and Aerotek Commercial Staffing.
The investigation further revealed that the production of zinc
die castings at Keeler Die Cast, Truth Hardware division, Grand
Rapids, Michigan is vertically integrated into the production of
furniture hardware by its parent firm Keeler Brass Company in Grand
Rapid, Michigan. Workers of Keeler Brass Company in Grand Rapid,
Michigan are certified eligible to apply for worker adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-53,793.
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 products produced by Keeler Die
Cast 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 Keeler Die Cast, Truth Hardware Division,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, and leased workers of RCM
Technologies, and Aerotek Commercial Staffing, working at
Keeler Die Cast, Truth Hardware Division, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 27, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of April, 2004.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance