DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,476

IOWA PRECISION INDUSTRIES
TDC DIVISION
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

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.
This investigation was initiated on November 19, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steel Workers Union,
Local 263 on behalf of workers of Iowa Precision Industries, TDC
Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The workers produce transverse
duct corners (TDC corners) used in commercial and residential
HVAC systems.
Production at the Cedar Rapids facility decreased in
January through October 2008 compared with the same period in
2007, and it is anticipated that employment and production will
decrease absolutely upon closure of the facility in December
2008.
The subject firm has begun shifting production of TDC
corners from the Cedar Rapids facility to China. It will begin
importing TDC corners from China in January 2009, replacing
production at the facility.
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 China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Iowa Precision Industries, TDC Division,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 13, 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 28th day of November 2008



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