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TAW-60660  /  Reynolds Wheels International Virginia (Lebanon, VA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/21/2005
Filed Date: 12/22/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/05/2007
Determination Date: 01/05/2007
Expiration Date: 01/05/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,660

REYNOLDS WHEELS INTERNATIONAL VIRGINIA
DOING BUSINESS AS ALCOA WHEEL PRODUCTS
LEBANON, VIRGINIA

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 an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 22, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Reynolds Wheels International Virginia, doing business
as Alcoa Wheel Products, Lebanon, Virginia. The workers produced
forged aluminum automotive wheels.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject facility have all declined in January
through November, 2006 compared with the same period in 2005.
The investigation also revealed that Reynolds Wheels
International Virginia, doing business as Alcoa Wheel Products,
Lebanon, Virginia, supplied forged aluminum automotive wheels, and
at least 20 percent of its sales or production went to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
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 workers of Reynolds Wheels
International Virginia, doing business as Alcoa Wheel Products,
Lebanon, Virginia, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers
under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Reynolds Wheels International Virginia, doing
business as Alcoa Wheel Products, Lebanon, Virginia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 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 5th day of January 2007
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance