DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,027

POWERMATE CORPORATION
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM
MANPOWER TEMP AGENCY
SPRINGFIELD, MINNESOTA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 28, 2008,
applicable to workers of Powermate Corporation, Springfield,
Minnesota. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
April 11, 2008 (73 FR 19899).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of air compressors and pressure
washers. New information provided to the Department shows that
beginning in June 2007, some workers at the subject firm were
temporary workers from Manpower Temp Agency and were subsequently
hired by Powermate Corporation.


Consequently, some of the workers at the subject firm had
their wages reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax
account for Manpower.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
to properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Powermate Corporation who were adversely affected
by increased company imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,027 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Powermate Corporation, including temporary
workers from Manpower Temp Agency, Springfield, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 18, 2007, through March 28, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,027

POWERMATE CORPORATION
SPRINGFIELD, MINNESOTA

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 19, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers at Powermate Corporation, Springfield, Minnesota. The
workers produced air compressors and pressure washers. The workers
are not separately identifiable by article.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely in February
2008.
During the relevant period, the subject firm increased imports
of articles like or directly competitive with air compressors.
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 increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with air compressors produced by Powermate
Corporation, Springfield, Minnesota 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 Powermate Corporation, Springfield, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after March 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 28th day of March 2008


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





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