DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,304

AMERICAN DIE CORPORATION
CHESTERFIELD, MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 October 30, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of American Die Corporation, Chesterfield, Michigan.
Workers at the subject firm manufacture stamping dies, specifically
stamping die tools.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customer regarding its purchases of stamping dies in 2006, 2007,
and January through October 2008. The survey revealed increased
imports of stamping dies during the relevant period.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 1 has not been met.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with stamping dies produced by
American Die Corporation, Chesterfield, Michigan, 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 American Die Corporation, Chesterfield,
Michigan, who became totally separated from employment on
October 10, 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."
I further determine that all workers of American Die
Corporation, Chesterfield, Michigan are denied eligibility to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of November 2008


/s/Elliott S. Kushner

ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance