DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,188

BOSCHE REXROTH CORPORATION
WOOSTER DIVISION
WOOSTER, 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, 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 April 11, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by The International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, Region 2B and Local Union 1239 on behalf of workers of
Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Wooster Division, Wooster, Ohio. The
workers are engaged in the production of valves, gears and pumps
(i.e. hydraulic drive and control components).
The investigation determined that production and employment
at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of
valves, gears and pumps increased during 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 valves, gears and pumps
produced by Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Wooster Division,
Wooster, 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:
"Workers of Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Wooster Division,
Wooster, Ohio who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 10, 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 2nd day of June, 2006.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance