DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,043

SYNERGIS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP CORPORATION
DIELINK INTERNATIONAL
DIEVELOPMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
FORGE INDUSTRIAL STAFFING, ALL PERFORMANCE STAFFING AND AEROTEK
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 17, 2007,
applicable to workers of Synergis Technologies Group Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from Forge Industrial Staffing,
and All Performance Staffing, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The notice
was published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2007 (72 FR
56385).
At the request of petitioners, a company official and a
state agency representative, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers were
engaged in the production of metal stamping dies.
New information provided by the company shows that the
worker group includes those employees of Synergis Technologies
Group Corporation divisions known as Dielink International and
Dievelopment. These two divisions are located at different
street addresses in Grand Rapids, but are engaged in employment
related to the production of metal stamping dies. Furthermore,
the Unemployment Insurance (UI) wage account for these divisions
is reported under Synergis Technologies Group Corporation. The
company official also confirms that the worker group includes on-
site leased workers from Aerotech. The Department has determined
that the Aerotech workers were sufficiently under the control of
Synergis Technologies Group Corporations.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers of Dielink International,
Dievelopment, and workers from Aerotek working on-site at the
Grand Rapids, Michigan locations of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Synergis Technologies Group Corporation,
Grand Rapids, Michigan who were adversely-impacted by a shift in
production of metal stamping dies to China.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,043 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Synergis Technologies Group
Corporation, Dietech International and Dievelopment,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, including on-site leased
workers from Forge Industrial Staffing, All Performance
Staffing and Aerotek, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 24, 2006,
through September 17, 2009, 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 14th day of January 2008

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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,043

SYNERGIS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM FORGE INDUSTRIAL STAFFING,
AND ALL PERFORMANCE STAFFING
GRAND RAPIDS, 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 August 24, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Synergis Technology
Group Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The workers at the
subject facility produce metal stamping dies.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from Forge
Industrial Staffing, and All Performance Staffing.
A significant number of workers at the subject facility have
been separated from employment. The employment decline is directly
attributable to a portion of production at the facility being
shifted to China. A significant portion of the production abroad is
for import and sale in 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 facility 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 China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Synergis Technology Group Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from Forge Industrial
Staffing, and All Performance Staffing, Grand Rapids,
Michigan, who become totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 24, 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 17th of September 2007


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








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