DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,823

EHLERT TOOL COMPANY, INC.
NEW BERLIN, 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, 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 30, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Ehlert Tool Company, Inc., New Berlin, Wisconsin. The
workers of the subject firm produce tools and dies, and are not
separately identifiable by product produced.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased from April 2003 to April 2004, and the decline
in employment is related to a shift in production to China.
Moreover, imports of tools and dies from China have increased.
In addition, 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been an increase in imports of
these articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:


"All workers of Ehlert Tool Company, Inc., New Berlin,
Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 30, 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 25th day of May 2004.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance