DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,055

NATIONAL COPPER PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL TUBE HOLDING, COMPANY
DOWAGIAC, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 January 30, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by The International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, Local 1218, on behalf of workers at National Copper
Products, Incorporated, a subsidiary of National Tube Holding
Company, Dowagiac, Michigan. The workers are engaged in activities
related to the production of copper tubing.
This investigation revealed that employment and sales declined
at the subject firm during the relevant period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of copper tubing during the relevant period
under investigation
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 copper tubing produced by
National Copper Products, Incorporated, Dowagiac, 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 National Copper Products, Incorporated, a
subsidiary of National Tube Holding Company, Dowagiac,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 27, 2008 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 6th day of February 2009

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