DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,802

TECHNEGLAS, INC.
PERRYSBURG, OHIO

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), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on October 15, 2004 in response to a petition filed by the
United Steelworkers of America, Union Local 600, on behalf of
workers of Techneglas, Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio. The workers produce
cathode ray tube glass.
The investigation revealed that Techneglas, Inc.,
Perrysburg, Ohio supplies component parts for cathode ray tubes
and a loss of business with manufacturers whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at Techneglas, Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio.
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 workers of Techneglas, Inc.,
Perrysburg, Ohio qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Techneglas, Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 7, 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 29th day of October 2004.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance