DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,465

IIG-DSS TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
FAIR HAVEN, 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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 8, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at IIG - DSS
Technologies LLC., Fair Haven, Michigan. The workers of the
subject firm produce plastic injection molds and plastic
injected molded parts.
The investigation revealed that from January to April 2007
employment and sales declined at the subject firm, when compared
to the same time period the previous year.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject
firm is a supplier of component parts to a manufacturer of
indicator lights whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance and the loss of business with
this firm contributed importantly to worker separations at the
subject firm.
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 do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of IIG - DSS
Technologies LLC., Fair Haven, Michigan qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of IIG - DSS Technologies LLC., Fair Haven,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 7, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of June, 2007


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