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TAW-65221  /  A1 Polishing : Finishing, Inc. (New Holstein, WI)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/10/2008
Filed Date: 02/11/2009
Most Recent Update: 04/09/2009
Determination Date: 04/09/2009
Expiration Date: 04/09/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,221

A1 POLISHING: FINISHING, INCORPORATED
NEW HOLSTEIN, WISCONSIN


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 February 11, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of A1 Polishing: Finishing, Incorporated, New Holstein,
Wisconsin. The workers of the subject facility are engaged in
activities related to the production of boat propellers and boat
lower units. The workers are not separately identifiable by
product lines.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm is a
supplier of component parts (boat propellers) to manufacturers
of marine outboard motors, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer of such marine
outboard motors whose workers were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance.
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 workers of A1 Polishing:
Finishing, Incorporated, New Holstein, Wisconsin, 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 A1 Polishing: Finishing, Incorporated, New
Holstein, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 10, 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 9th day of April 2009
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance