DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,542

TYLER PIPE COMPANY
A DIVISION OF MCWANE INCOPORATED
MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA


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 June 13, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics, and
Allied Workers International Union Local 295 on behalf of workers
of the Tyler Pipe Company, a division of McWane Incorporated,
Macungie, Pennsylvania. The workers produce cast iron soil pipe
and fittings.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and in January through
April 2006 when compared to the corresponding period of the
previous year.
The company increased reliance on imports of cast iron soil
pipe and fittings in the relevant period.
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 cast iron soil pipe and fittings
produced by Tyler Pipe Company, a division of McWane Incorporated,
Macungie, Pennsylvania, 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 Tyler Pipe Company, a division of McWane
Incorporated, Macungie, Pennsylvania, 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 20th day of July, 2006



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