DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,697

MACDONALD TUBE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

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 (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 September 27, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by United Auto Workers Local #771 on
behalf of workers at MacDonald Tube Products Incorporated, Madison
Heights, Michigan. The investigation revealed that workers at the
subject facility produce steel tube cuttings.
Production and employment at the subject firm declined during
January through June 2004 when compared to January through June
2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of steel tube
cuttings. This survey revealed increased imports of steel tube
cuttings during the period of investigation.
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 workers in the workers' facility
possess skills that are easily transferable.






Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel tube cuttings produced by
MacDonald Tube Products Incorporated, Madison Heights, Michigan,
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, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 19, 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
I further determine that all workers of MacDonald Tube
Products Incorporated, Madison Heights, Michigan are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 29th day of October 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance