DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,680

ALEX PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
PAULDING, OHIO

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Alex
Products, Incorporated, Paulding, Ohio. The workers produce
metal automotive seating components. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
Employment at the subject firm declined during the period
from January to November 2008 when compared to the same period
in 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
metal automotive seating components for use in the production of
automotive seating systems and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of automotive seating units whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Alex Products, Incorporated, Paulding,
Ohio.
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 subject firm are age
50 or over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Alex Products,
Incorporated, Paulding, Ohio qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Alex Products, Incorporated, Paulding, Ohio
who become totally or partially separated from employment
on or after December 12, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 26th day of January 2009
/s/Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance