DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,581

GENERAL ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF SEEK, INCORPORATED
CEDARBURG, 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 an 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 February 16, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and
Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, Local 185 on behalf of
workers of General Aluminum Manufacturing Company, Cedarburg,
Wisconsin. Workers at the subject firm produce automotive aluminum
castings. The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Seek Incorporated.
Declines in employment at the subject plant are attributed to
a shift in production of automotive aluminum castings to Mexico, a
country that is party to free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production of
automotive aluminum castings produced at General Aluminum
Manufacturing Company, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, to Mexico. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of General Aluminum Manufacturing Company,
including on-site leased workers from Seek Incorporated,
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 15, 2004,
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 8th day of March 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance