DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,625

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI

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 January 2, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Milwaukee Electronic Tool Corporation, Kosciusko,
Mississippi. The workers produce drills, batteries, cordless
kitting and grinders. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of drills, batteries, cordless kitting and
grinders to the People's Republic of China. It is likely that
there will be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive products.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to People's Republic of
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 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation,
Kosciusko, Mississippi, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 20, 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 4th of February, 2008

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