DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,431

MAG INC.
MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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.
The investigation was initiated on May 19, 2006 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Mag Inc.,
Martinsville, Indiana. The workers of the subject firm produce
plastic injection molded parts; they are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that there have been declines in
employment and sales at the subject firm from January to April
2006, as compared to the same time period the previous year.
The subject firm is closed.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
firm was a supplier of component parts to a firm that
manufactured televisions and that employed workers who received
a certification of eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance and the loss of business with this firm contributed
importantly to worker separations at the subject firm.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the
Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable in the local
commuting area.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable to other positions in the local
commuting area.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Mag Inc.,
Martinsville, Indiana 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 Mag Inc., Martinsville, Indiana, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 18, 2005, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;"
I further determine that all workers of Mag Inc., Martinsville,
Indiana are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974
as amended.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of June, 2006


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