DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,713

MISSOURI FABIRCATED PRODUCTS COMPANY
A DIVISION OF GLEASON CORPORATION
CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI

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.
This investigation was initiated on January 5, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Missouri
Fabricated Products Company, a division of Gleason Corporation,
Caruthersville, Missouri. The workers produce wheels for lawn and
garden products.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment all declined from 2005 to 2006. The subject facility
shut down on January 25, 2007.
The subject firm increased its imports of wheels for lawn and
garden products during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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 wheels for lawn and garden
products produced at Missouri Fabricated Products Company, a
division of Gleason Corporation, Caruthersville, Missouri,
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 Missouri Fabricated Products Company, a
division of Gleason Corporation, Caruthersville, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 5, 2006 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 2nd day of February 2007

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance