DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,701

TAYLOR PRECISION PRODUCTS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS METRO CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM D.M. DICKASON TEMPORARY
AGENCY AND MANPOWER TEMPORARY AGENCY
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO

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), 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 January 24, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the company official on behalf of workers of
Taylor Precision Products, formerly known as Metro Corporation, Las
Cruces, New Mexico. Workers at the subject firm produce bathroom
scales.
Workers' wages at the subject firm were also reported under
another FEID number and corporate name, Metro Corporation.
The subject firm also leases some workers from D.M. Dickason
Temporary Agency and Manpower Temporary Agency.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm decreased from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2005.
Employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant
period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
bathroom scales increased during the relevant 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 do not possess skills that are 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 bathroom scales produced at
Taylor Precision Products, formerly known as Metro Corporation, Las
Cruces, New Mexico, 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 Taylor Precision Products, formerly known as
Metro Corporation, including on-site leased workers from D.M.
Dickason Temporary Agency and Manpower Temporary Agency, Las
Cruces, New Mexico who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after January 23, 2005 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 13th day of February 2006

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance