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TAW-59397  /  Tyden Seal Company (The) (Hastings, MI)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/15/2005
Filed Date: 05/15/2006
Most Recent Update: 06/06/2006
Determination Date: 06/06/2006
Expiration Date: 06/06/2008

Corrected: June 21, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,397

THE TYDEN SEAL COMPANY, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF TYDEN GROUP, INC.
HASTINGS, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 15, 2006, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at The Tyden Seal Company,
Inc., a subsidiary of Tyden Group, Inc., Hastings, Michigan. The
workers at the subject firm produced cargo security seals; they are
not separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed sales, production, and employment
at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of cargo security seals during the period of
January through April 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with cargo security seals produced at
the subject firm 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 The Tyden Seal Company, Inc., a subsidiary of
Tyden Group, Inc., Hastings, Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 15, 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/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance