Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/01/2004
Filed Date: 06/02/2005
Most Recent Update: 07/08/2005
Determination Date: 07/08/2005
Expiration Date: 07/08/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-57,288
DANA GLACIER VENDERVELL
GLACIER VANDERVELL N.A. DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF DANA CORPORATION
CALDWELL, 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 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 June 2, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of
America, Local 4836, on behalf of workers of Dana Glacier
Vandervell, Glacier Vandervell N.A. Division, a subsidiary of
Dana Corporation, Caldwell, Ohio. The workers produce bushings
and washers from cast/sintered copper-lead Babbitt and aluminum
materials.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm's sales
and employment declined from January through May 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of bushings and
washers in 2003, 2004 and during January through May 2005. The
survey revealed that customers increased reliance on import
purchases during relevant period.
Aggregate United States imports of bushings and washers
increased from 2003 to 2004, and in January through April 2005
over the corresponding 2004 period.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bushings and washers produced
at Dana Glacier Vandervell, Glacier Vandervell N.A. Division, a
subsidiary of Dana Corporation, Caldwell, Ohio 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 workers of Dana Glacier Vandervell, Glacier Vandervell
N.A. Division, a subsidiary of Dana Corporation, Caldwell,
Ohio who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 1, 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 July, 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance