DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,394

TORQUE TRACTION MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO AND ATWORK
BRISTOL, VIRGINIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 15, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Torque Traction Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., Bristol,
Virginia. The workers produce automobile driveshaft components.
The worker group includes leased workers of Adecco and Atwork.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to a shift in production of automobile
driveshaft components to two countries (Canada and Mexico) that are
parties to free trade agreements with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada and Mexico of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:





"All workers of Torque Traction Manufacturing Technologies,
Inc., including leased workers of Adecco and Atwork, Bristol,
Virginia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 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 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 15th day of June, 2006



/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance