DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,763

JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF RYERSON INCORPORATED
BRITE LINE PLANT
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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)(B) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on January 30, 2008,
in response to a petition filed on behalf of the workers of
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Incorporated, a subsidiary of
Ryerson Incorporated, Brite Line Plant, Chicago, Illinois.
The workers produced processed metals, particularly
aluminum, carbon steel and stainless steel sheets. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product
produced.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related
to a shift in production of processed metals to a country
(Canada) that is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles
like or directly competitive with processed metals produced
by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Incorporated, a subsidiary of
Ryerson Incorporated, Brite Line Plant, Chicago, Illinois.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Incorporated,
a subsidiary of Ryerson Incorporated, Brite Line
Plant, Chicago, Illinois, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
January 28, 2007 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 5th day of March 2008


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