DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,599

GRIFFCO QUALITY SOLUTIONS
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on June 21, 2006, filed by International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
(UAW) on behalf of workers of Griffco Quality Solutions, St. Louis,
Missouri. Workers at the subject firm were engaged in activities
related to the production of automotive parts.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased in the period of January through May 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The investigation revealed that Griffco Quality Solutions, St.
Louis, Missouri, supplies quality-assured automotive parts used in
the production of automotive vehicles, and at least 20 percent of
its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance.
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.
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 workers of Griffco Quality
Solutions, St. Louis, Missouri 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 Griffco Quality Solutions, St. Louis,
Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 19, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of August, 2006.

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