DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,437

EUCLID INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER INC.
BAY CITY, 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), 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 November 15, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Euclid Industries, Inc., Bay City, Michigan. The
workers produce machined metal parts (camshafts) for General Motors
vehicles.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Manpower
Inc.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility have declined in fiscal year
("FY," September 1 of that year through August 31 of the following
year) 2004, FY 2005, and September 1 through November 15 FY 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the firms for which Euclid
Industries, Inc., submitted bids to produce camshafts. The survey
revealed that in 2005 a contract for camshaft production was
awarded to a foreign firm. Furthermore, the subject firm was the
lowest domestic bidder.
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 machined metal parts (camshafts)
produced by Euclid Industries, Inc., Bay City, Michigan,
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 Euclid Industries, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from Manpower Inc., Bay City, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 13, 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 30th day of November 2006


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