DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,196

CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF SEEK, INC.
AND JNA TEMPORARY SERVICES, INC.
SLINGER, WISCONSIN

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 24, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Carlisle Tire & Wheel, Slinger, Wisconsin. The workers
produce steel wheels and rims. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from Seek, Inc., and JNA Temporary Services, Inc.
The investigation revealed that Carlisle Tire & Wheel has
ceased all production of steel wheels and rims at the Slinger,
Wisconsin plant and the workers have been released.
The subject firm has shifted production of steel wheels and
rims from the subject plant to China which resulted in the layoffs.
It anticipates imports of these products will arrive in the near
future.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel wheels and rims produced at
Carlisle Tire & Wheel, Slinger, 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 Carlisle Tire & Wheel, including leased
workers of Seek, Inc., and JNA Temporary Services, Inc.,
Slinger, Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 21, 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 22nd day of October, 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance