DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,380

ALCOA, INC.
U.S. PRIMARY METALS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADVANCE ELECTRIC, APPLIED, BRAMTEX, PRINCE FOODS, CONCENTRA
MEDICAL, FLUOR, HAGAMEYER, T&K, VEOLIA, WSI, ZACHARY, GCA
SERVICES, RCI, COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING, SOUTHERN GLOBAL, MINE
SERVICES, CROCKER, VESCOM, ARAMARK, TRI STATE, MAGNUM ENGINEERING
ROCKDALE, TEXAS

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 3, 2008,
applicable to workers of Alcoa, Inc., U.S. Primary Metals
Division, Rockdale, Texas. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on December 18, 2008 (73 FR 77067).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of aluminum.
New information shows that workers leased from Advance
Electric, Applied, Bramtex, Prince Foods, Concentra Medical,
Fluor, Hagameyer, T&K, Veolia, WSI, Zachary, GCA Services, RCI,
Commercial Contracting, Southern Global, Mine Services, Crocker,
Vescom, Aramark, Tri State, and Magnum Engineering were employed
on-site at the Rockdale, Texas location of Alcoa, Inc., U.S.
Primary Metals Division. The Department has determined that
these workers were sufficiently under the control of Alcoa, Inc.,
U.S. Primary Metals Division to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from the above mentioned
firms working on-site at the Rockdale, Texas location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Alcoa, Inc., U.S. Primary Metals
Division, Rockdale, Texas who were adversely affected by a shift
in production of aluminum to Canada.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,380 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Alcoa, Inc., U.S. Primary Metals
Division, including on-site leased workers of Advance
Electric, Applied, Bramtex, Prince Foods, Concentra
Medical, Fluor, Hagameyer, T&K, Veolia, WSI, Zachary,
GCA Services, RCI, Commercial Contracting, Southern
Global, Mine Services, Crocker, Vescom, Aramark, Tri
State and Magnum Engineering, Rockdale, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 6, 2007 through December 3, 2010,
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 at Washington, D.C. this 29th day of January 2009

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,380

ALCOA INC.
U.S. PRIMARY METALS DIVISION
ROCKDALE, TEXAS

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 in response to a petition
received on November 10, 2008, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Alcoa Inc., U.S. Primary Metals Division,
Rockdale, Texas. The workers produce aluminum. The workers are
not separately identifiable by product line.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of aluminum to a country (Canada) that is
a 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 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 Alcoa Inc., U.S. Primary Metals Division,
Rockdale, Texas, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 6, 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 3rd day of December 2008.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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