DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,084

WELDSOURCE ALLIANCE, INC.
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 4, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of WeldSource
Alliance, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The workers produce various
welded products, principally mufflers for lawn mower engines.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales of
mufflers produced at the Oshkosh plant have declined in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
customer regarding purchases of mufflers for lawn mower engines.
The survey revealed an increase in imports of mufflers.
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the subject facility does not
have a significant number of workers who are age 50 and above.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with mufflers for lawn mower engines
produced at WeldSource Alliance, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of WeldSource Alliance, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after August 31, 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."
I further determine that all workers of WeldSource Alliance,
Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 14th day of December 2007.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance