DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,342

SHERDIAN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
ALBION, 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 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 May 8, 2006, in response to
a petition filed by state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Sheridan Industries Incorporated in Albion, Michigan.
The workers produce steel tubes for the automotive and material
handling industry.
The investigation revealed that Sheridan Industries
Incorporated in Albion, Michigan supplied component parts for the
production of steel, plastic and rubber casters. The subject
firm's loss of business with a caster manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at Sheridan Industries Incorporated in Albion, Michigan.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel tubes for the automotive
and material handling industry produced at Sheridan Industries
Incorporated in Albion, 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 Sheridan Industries Incorporated in Albion,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 4, 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 6th day of June, 2006



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