DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,608

EATON CORPORATION
OKLAHOMA CITY CLUTCH PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS AND MANPOWER
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

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 June 22, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Eaton Corporation, Oklahoma City Clutch Plant, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. Workers at the subject firm manufacture and assemble
heavy duty clutches for the truck market.
The subject firm also leased workers from Express and
Manpower.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through June 2006, when
compared to the same time period in 2005.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted some of the production
of heavy duty clutches to a country (Mexico) that is party to a
free trade agreement with the United States during 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to 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 Eaton Corporation, Oklahoma City Clutch Plant,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, including on-site leased workers from
Express and Manpower, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 21, 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 17th day of July 2006

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