DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,325

STANCO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
KELLY SERVICES
GRAND HAVEN, 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 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 3, 2006, in response to
a petition filed by the State of Michigan on behalf of workers of
Stanco Metal Products, Inc., Grand Haven, Michigan. The worker
group also includes leased workers of Kelly Services working on
site at Stanco Metal Products, Inc., Grand Haven, Michigan. The
workers produce stamped metal parts for refrigerators.
The investigation revealed that Stanco Metal Products, Inc.,
Grand Haven, Michigan, supplies component parts for refrigerators,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Stanco Metal Products,
Inc., Grand Haven, Michigan, qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Stanco Metal Products, Inc., including on-site
leased workers of Kelly Services, Grand Haven, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 27, 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 22nd day of May 2006

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