DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,079

LYONS DIECASTING COMPANY
BUCKNER, MISSOURI

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 April 29, 2005 in response to a petition filed on
behalf of workers of Lyons Diecasting Company, Buckner, Missouri.
The workers produced components for small appliances.
The investigation revealed that Lyons Diecasting Company
supplied component parts for small appliances and a loss of
business with an appliance manufacturer whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at Lyons Diecasting Company, Buckner, Missouri.
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 Lyons Diecasting
Company, Buckner, Missouri 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 Lyons Diecasting Company, Buckner, Missouri
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 20, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of May 2005.


/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance