Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,137

AAR MANUFACTURING
AAR CARGO SYSTEMS DIVISION
LIVONIA, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 19, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the International Union, United Automobile,
Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 174 on
behalf of workers at AAR Manufacturing, AAR Cargo Systems Division,
Livonia, Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of
cargo systems and specialty metal products used in the nuclear
industry. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined during the relevant period under investigation.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm shifted
production of specialty metal products to a country Canada that is
a party to a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
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 conclude that there was a shift in production of
specialty metal products from the workers' firm or subdivision to
Canada of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced at AAR Manufacturing, AAR Cargo Systems Division, Livonia,
Michigan. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of AAR Manufacturing, AAR Cargo Systems Division,
Livonia, Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 14, 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 13th day of April, 2007.

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