DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,408

THE TORO COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM VOLT SERVICES
IRRIGATION/EL PASO DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 May 1, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of The Toro Company,
Irrigation/El Paso Division, El Paso, Texas. The workers
produce plastic molded parts used in garden irrigation
equipment.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Volt
Services.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on September 15, 2004 (TA-
W-61,408). That certification expired September 15, 2006.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility has declined since the previous certification.
Production of the plastic molded parts is continuing to be
shifted to Mexico, a country that is 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 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of The Toro Company, Irrigation/El Paso
Division, including on-site leased workers from Volt
Services, El Paso, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 15, 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 30th day of May 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance