DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,700

W.K. INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
STERLING HEIGHTS, 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 16, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the State Workforce Office on
behalf of the workers of W.K. Industries, Incorporated, Sterling
Heights, Michigan. The workers are engaged in activities related
to the production of molds/tooling and plastic production auto
parts. The workers are not separately identifiable by products
produced.
The investigation revealed employment and sales at the
subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's declining customers regarding purchases of molds/tooling
during 2006, 2007 and January through November 2008 over the
corresponding 2007 period. The survey revealed that respondents
increased reliance on purchases of imported molds/tooling during
the relevant period.
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 molds/tooling produced by W.K.
Industries, Incorporated, Sterling Heights, 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 W.K. Industries, Incorporated, Sterling
Heights, 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 13th day of February 2009


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