DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,408

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS

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 May 20, 2008 in response to a
petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of Milwaukee
Electric Tool Corporation, Blytheville, Arkansas. The workers produce
portable electric power tools.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the
Blytheville facility declined in 2007 compared with 2006, and will
decline absolutely in 2008.
The subject firm is continuing to shift production at the subject
facility abroad. All of the transferred production will be imported
back into 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 increases of imports of articles like or directly
competitive with portable electric power tools produced at Milwaukee
Power Tool Corporation, Blytheville, Arkansas, 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 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation,
Blytheville, Arkansas, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 19, 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 June, 2008

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