DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,527

ALCOA INC. - WENATCHEE WORKS
GLOBAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS - US DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CONSTRUCTION SERVICE ASSOCIATES, ICON, FLUOR GLOBAL,
AND EXPRESS PERSONNEL
MALAGA, WASHINGTON

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 an 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 March 9, 2009, in response
to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America, District
12 on behalf of workers of Alcoa Inc. - Wenatchee Works, Global
Primary Products - US Division, Malaga, Washington. Workers of the
subject firm produce aluminum ingots.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Construction Service Associates, ICON, Fluor Global, and Express
Personnel.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined at the subject firm during the relevant period.
The Department surveyed the subject firm's major declining
customer regarding purchases of aluminum ingots in 2007, 2008, and
in January through February 2009. The survey revealed an increase
reliance on imported aluminum ingots during the relevant period.
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 increased imports of aluminum ingots
produced at Alcoa Inc. - Wenatchee Works, Global Primary Products -
US Division, Malaga, Washington 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 Alcoa Inc. - Wenatchee Works, Global Primary
Products - US Division, including on-site lease workers from
Construction Service Associates, ICON, Fluor Global, and
Express Personnel, Malaga, Washington, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 6, 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 21st day of April, 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance