DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,868

METAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
WEST ALLIS GRAY IRON PLANT
WEST ALLIS, 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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 20, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official and the
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers
International Union, Local 125B, on behalf of workers of Metal
Technologies, Inc., West Allis Gray Iron Plant, West Allis,
Wisconsin. The workers produced gray iron castings.
The investigation revealed that the West Allis Gray Iron
Plant shut down in March 2008.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied component parts utilized in engine production and a
loss of business with a manufacturer of engines whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at the subject facility.
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 workers of Metal Technologies,
Inc., West Allis Gray Iron Plant, West Allis, Wisconsin, qualify
as adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Metal Technologies, Inc., West Allis Gray
Iron Plant, West Allis, Wisconsin, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
18, 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 24th day of March 2008

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