DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,914

MARTINREA INDUSTRIES
REED CITY TOOL & DIE DIVISION
REED 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 February 7, 2007,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of the workers of Martinrea Industries, Reed City
Tool & Die Division, Reed City, Michigan. The workers
produce plastic injection molds.
The workers of the subject firm have received a
previous certification TA-W-56,548 that expired on March 1,
2007.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales
decreased from January through February 2007 period over
the corresponding 2006 period. Worker separations are
expected after the March 1, 2007, expiration of TA-W-
56,548.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding purchases of plastic
injection molds in 2005, 2006, and January through February
2007. The survey revealed that the customer increased
import purchases of plastic injection molds during the
relevant period.
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 plastic
injection molds produced by Martinrea Industries, Reed City
Tool & Die Division, Reed 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 Martinrea Industries, Reed City Tool &
Die Division, Reed City, Michigan, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after
March 2, 2007 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 March 2007.

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