DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,700

RMG FOUNDRY LLC
MISHAWAKA, INDIANA

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 July 12, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by United Steelworkers of
America, Local 1191 on behalf of the workers of RMG
Foundry, LLC, Mishawaka, Indiana. The workers are engaged
in the production of gray and ductile iron castings.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment
declined from January through May 2006 over the
corresponding 2005 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of gray
and ductile iron castings in 2004, 2005 and January through
May 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period. The surveys
revealed that customers increased import purchases during
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 gray and ductile
iron castings produced by RMG Foundry, LLC, Mishawaka,
Indiana 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 RMG Foundry, LLC, Mishawaka, Indiana
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 10, 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 rade Adjustment Assistance