DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,614

ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC.
PLANT 1 AND 2
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
ESCANABA, MICHIGAN

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 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 25, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a District Representative of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 328 on behalf of
workers at Engineered Machined Products, Inc., Plant 1 and 2,
Manufacturing Division, Escanaba, Michigan. The workers at the
subject firm produce diesel engine components.


The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period of January through
July 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased its imports of diesel engine components during the
relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with diesel engine components produced
at the subject firm 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 Engineered Machined Products, Inc., Plant 1
and 2, Manufacturing Division, Escanaba, Michigan who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 13, 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 1st day of September, 2005


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance