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TAW-61103  /  Delbar Products, Inc (Perkasie, PA)

Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 03/12/2006
Filed Date: 03/13/2007
Most Recent Update: 03/22/2007
Determination Date: 03/22/2007
Expiration Date: 03/22/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,103

DELBAR PRODUCTS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
PERKASIE, PENNSYLVANIA

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), 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 in response to a petition
received on March 13, 2007 and filed by the International
Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Local 1092 on
behalf of workers of Delbar Products Inc., Perkasie, Pennsylvania.
The workers at the subject firm are engaged in the production of
metal outside rearview mirrors.
The investigation revealed that Delbar Products Inc.,
Perkasie, Pennsylvania also leased workers from Manpower to produce
metal outside rearview mirrors.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers at the subject firm were separated from employment during
the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that sales and production
declined from 2005 to 2006 and during the period of January through
February 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period.
The investigation further revealed that the company increased
their imports of metal outside rearview mirrors 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with metal outside rearview mirrors
produced by Delbar Products Inc., Perkasie, Pennsylvania,
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 Delbar Products Inc., Perkasie, Pennsylvania,
including on-site leased workers of Manpower, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 12, 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 22nd day of March, 2007.

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