DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,077
INDALEX ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS
NILES, OHIO

TA-W-63,077A
INDALEX ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS
GIRARD, OHIO

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 March 27, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United SteelWorkers of
America on behalf of workers of Indalex Aluminum Solution,
Niles, Ohio (TA-W-63,077), and Indalex Aluminum Solution,
Girard, Ohio (TA-W-63,077A). The workers produced aluminum
extrusions. Production between the two facilities is
integrated.
The investigation revealed that employment at both
facilities declined in January through February 2008
compared with January through February 2007.
Production of the aluminum extrusions is being shifted
abroad, including 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 there was a shift in
production from the workers firm or subdivision to the
Canada of articles that are like or directly competitive
with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Indalex Aluminum Solution, Niles, Ohio
(TA-W-63,077), and Indalex Aluminum Solution, Girard,
Ohio (TA-W-63,077A) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 26, 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 1st day of May 2008


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