DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,336

HUSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
WAUKESHA DIVISION
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN

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 November 3, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 10, on behalf of workers
of Husco International, Inc., Waukesha Division, Waukesha,
Wisconsin. The workers produce hydraulic control valves for
engines.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding its purchases of hydraulic control
valves during 2006, 2007, and January through October 2008. The
survey revealed imports of hydraulic valves increased during the
period under investigation.
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 hydraulic control valves produced
at Husco International, Inc., Waukesha Division, Waukesha,
Wisconsin, 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 Husco International, Inc., Waukesha Division,
Waukesha, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 30, 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 14th day of January 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance