DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,678

WASHERS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SPECIALTY PROCESSING, INC.
D/B/A ALPHA STAMPING
LIVONIA, MICHIGAN

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 December 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Washers, Inc., a subsidiary of Specialty Processing,
Inc., D/B/A Alpha Stamping Company, Livonia, Michigan. Workers at
the subject firm stampings, weldments, washers and assemblies for
the automotive industry. Workers are not separately identifiable
by product.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through November 2008 when compared to the same time period
in 2007.
The United States Department of Labor surveyed a sample of the
subject firm's declining customers regarding their purchases of
stampings, weldments, washers and assemblies in 2006, 2007, and
January through November 2008. The surveys revealed increased
reliance on imports of stampings, weldments, washers and
assemblies 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 stampings, weldments, washers and
assemblies manufactured by Washers, Inc., a subsidiary of Specialty
Processing, Inc., D/B/A Alpha Stamping Company, Livonia, 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 Washers, Inc., a subsidiary of Specialty
Processing, Inc., D/B/A Alpha Stamping Company, Livonia,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 11, 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 5th day of February 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance