DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,980

MECHANICAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, COMPANY, LLC
dba M & J INDUSTRIES, LLC
LUCASVILE, OHIO


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 August 30, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Mechanical Products Manufacturing, Company, LLC, dba M &
J Industries, LLC, Lucasville, Ohio. The workers are engaged in
the production of metal stampings, components and assemblies.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms' major
declining customers regarding their purchases of metal stampings,
components and assemblies in 2004, 2005 and January through
September 2006 over the corresponding 2005 period. The survey
revealed a major customer increased their reliance on imported
metal stampings, components and assemblies during the period under
investigation.
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 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 conclude that increased imports of metal
stampings, components and assemblies produced by Mechanical
Products Manufacturing, Company, LLC, dba M & J Industries, LLC,
Lucasville, Ohio 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 Mechanical Products Manufacturing, Company,
LLC, dba M & J Industries, LLC, Lucasville, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
August 18, 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 4th day of October, 2006.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance