DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,572

WAGNER CASTINGS COMPANY
A/K/A INTERMENT DECATUR FOUNDRY
DECATUR, ILLINOIS

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 July 19, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by United Steelworkers of America, Local 6-728
on behalf of workers of Intermet Decatur Foundry, Decatur,
Illinois. The workers produce nodular cast iron automotive
components.
The official company name is Wagner Castings Company also
known as Intermet Decatur Foundry.
The investigation revealed that sales, employment and
production at the subject firm declined during January through
July 2005 when compared to the same time period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of nodular cast iron
automotive components in 2003, 2004, and January through July
2005. This survey revealed an increase in imports of nodular cast
iron automotive components during the period under investigation.
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 nodular cast iron automotive
components produced at Wagner Castings Company, also known as
Intermet Decatur Foundry, Decatur, Illinois, 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 Wagner Castings Company, also known as
Intermet Decatur Foundry Division, Decatur, Illinois who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 18, 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 25th day of August 2005.


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