DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,259

DEKKO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
MT. AYR PRODUCTS DIVISION
MT. AYR, IOWA

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 October 4, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Dekko Technologies Inc., Mt. Ayr Products Division,
Mt. Ayr, Iowa. The workers at the subject firm produce battery
cables, wire assemblies, and wire harnesses. They are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
This investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of
battery cables, wire assemblies, and wire harnesses to Mexico, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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.
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 there has been a shift in
production from Dekko Technologies Inc., Mt. Ayr Products
Division, Mt. Ayr, Iowa to Mexico of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the battery cables, wire assemblies,
and wire harnesses produced by that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Dekko Technologies Inc., Mt. Ayr Products
Division, Mt. Ayr, Iowa who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 28, 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 24th day of October 2007


/s/Elliott S, Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance