DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,805

COLLINS AIKMAN PREMIER MOLD
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 an 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 February 9, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Collins Akiman Premier Mold, Sterling
Heights, Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of
plastic injection molds for the automobile industry.
The petition investigation revealed that sales, production
and employment declined from 2004 to 2005 and during January
2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
imports of plastic injection molds from 2004 to 2005.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
Workers at the subject firm possess skills that are easily
transferable.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with plastic injection molds for
automobiles produced by Collins Akiman Premier Mold, Sterling
Heights, Michigan, 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 Collins Aikman Premier Mold, Sterling
Heights, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 3, 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
I further determine that all workers of Collins Aikman
Premier Mold, Sterling Heights, Michigan, are denied eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 16th day of March, 2006.


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