DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,834

DIAMOND ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING
DEMI PLANT
DUNDEE, MICHIGAN

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Diamond Electric Manufacturing, DEMI Plant,
Dundee, Michigan. The workers are engaged in the production of
ignition coils for auto industry.
The investigation determined that sales and production at
the subject firm declined from full year 2006 through full year
2007. The investigation revealed a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject firm are threatened to
become separated from employment.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
import purchases of ignition coils during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Diamond Electric
Manufacturing, DEMI Plant, Dundee, Michigan also leased workers
from Advanced Temporary Employment.
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 the ignition coils produced by
Diamond Electric Manufacturing, DEMI Plant, Dundee, Michigan,
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 Diamond Electric Manufacturing, DEMI Plant,
Dundee, Michigan, including on-site leased workers of
Advanced Temporary Employment, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
11, 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 20th day of February, 2008.


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