DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,314

KENNAMETAL, INC.
GREENFIELD TAP PLANT
MSSG DIVISION
GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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 February 19, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers, Local 27, on behalf of
workers of Kennametal, Inc., Greenfield Tap Plant, MSSG Division,
Greenfield, Massachusetts. The workers produce high speed taps. Taps
are tools for cutting an internal screw thread.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the
subject firm declined from 2007 to 2008, and are continuing their
declines in 2009. Company imports increased during the relevant
period, contributing to the production and employment declines.
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 high speed taps produced at Kennametal, Inc.,
Greenfield Tap Plant, MSSG Division, Greenfield, Massachusetts,
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 Kennametal, Inc., Greenfield Tap Plant, MSSG
Division, Greenfield, Massachusetts who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 26, 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 31st day of March 2009

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance