DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,177

JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SON, INC.
CHICAGO SERVICE CENTER
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, 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 April 11, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., Chicago Service Center,
Chicago, Illinois. The workers are in engaged metals processing,
carbon steel, stainless and aluminum.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm from 2006 to 2007, and declined in January through
March 2008 when compared to the same period of the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that Joseph T. Ryerson &
Son, Inc. has shifted a portion of metals processing to a country
(Canada) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the steel, stainless steel,
and aluminum produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., Chicago Service
Center, Chicago, Illinois who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 8, 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 16th day of June, 2008


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