DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,695

STANDARD FORGED PRODUCTS, LLC
AXLE FORGING DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
JOHNSTOWN, 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), 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 June 15, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of
America, Local 2632 on behalf of the workers of Standard
Forged Products, LLC, Axle Forging Division, a subsidiary
of Trinity Industries, Inc., Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The
workers are engaged in the production of rough turned
railcar axles.
Standard Forged Products, LLC, Axle Forging Division,
a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc., Johnstown,
Pennsylvania supplies rough turned railcar axles and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of finished axles for
railroad cars whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to
the separation or threat of separation of workers at
Standard Forged Products, LLC, Axle Forging Division, a
subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc., Johnstown,
Pennsylvania.
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 workers of Standard Forged
Products, LLC, Axle Forging Division, a subsidiary of
Trinity Industries, Inc., Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 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 Standard Forged Products, LLC, Axle
Forging Division, a subsidiary of Trinity Industries,
Inc., Johnstown, Pennsylvania who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June
8, 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 3rd day of July, 2007



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