DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,182

IDEAL TOOL COMPANY, INC.
TOOLING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM M-PLOY TEMPORARIES, INC.
AND PRIDE STAFFING SERVICES
MEADVILLE, 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 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 21, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ideal Tool
Company, Inc., Tooling Division, Meadville, Pennsylvania. The
workers produce plastic injection molds for the automobile
industry.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
M-Ploy Temporaries, Inc. and Pride Staffing Services.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customer regarding its purchases of plastic
injection mold tooling in 2005, 2006, and January through September
2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey revealed
increased import purchases during the relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with plastic injection molds produced
by Ideal Tool Company, Inc., Tooling Division, Meadville,
Pennsylvania 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 Ideal Tool Company, Inc., Tooling Division,
including on-site leased workers from M-Ploy Temporaries, Inc.
and Pride Staffing Services, Meadville, Pennsylvania, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 18, 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 19th day of October 2007


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