DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,751

ALLEGHENY LUDLUM CORPORATION
A DIVISION OF ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
BRACKENRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA

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 April 6, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America, Local
1196 and 1196-1, on behalf of workers of Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation, a division of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated,
Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject facility are
engaged in activities related to the production of stainless steel
and alloy sheets in coil form. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation, a division of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated,
Brackenridge, Pennsylvania supplies coiled stainless steel and
alloy sheet products and a loss of business with a manufacturer of
stainless steel whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or
threat of separation of workers at the subject firm.
In addition, 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 Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation, a division of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated,
Brackenridge, Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, a division of
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Brackenridge,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 11, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 26th day of June 2009.

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