DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,831

GTI INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
WOODWARD HAMILTON, D/B/A TOTAL HR
WIXOM, MICHIGAN

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 8, 2006,
applicable to workers of GTI International, Wixom, Michigan.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on September 21,
2006 (71 FR 55218).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that leased workers of Woodward Hamilton, D/B/A
Total HR were employed on-site at the Wixom, Michigan location of
GTI International. Information also shows that all workers
separated from employment at the subject firm had their wages
reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account
for Woodward Hamilton, D/B/A Total HR.



Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Woodward Hamilton,
D/B/A Total HR, working on-site at GTI International, Wixom,
Michigan.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at GTI International who were adversely
affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-59,831 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of GTI International, including on-site
leased workers of Woodward Hamilton, D/B/A Total HR,
Wixom, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 13, 2005,
through September 8, 2008, 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 14th day of November 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

________________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-30-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,831

GTI INTERNATIONAL
WIXOM, MICHIGAN

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), 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 1, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of GTI International, Wixom, Michigan. The workers at
the subject firm produced industrial tooling.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
industrial tooling to Mexico, a country that is a party to a Free
Trade Agreement with the United States.

In accordance with Section 246 of 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 addition, 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 GTI International, Wixom, Michigan who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 13, 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 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 8th day of September 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance








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