DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,850

MOLD-A-MATIC CORPORATION
ALSO KNOWN AS MAMCO
ONEONTA, NEW YORK

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 27, 2009 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Mold-A-Matic
Corporation, also known as Mamco, Oneonta, New York. Workers at
the subject firm manufacture molded plastic parts and electrical
interconnectors. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through April 2008, when
compared to the same time period in 2007.
The investigation revealed that Mold-A-Matic Corporation, also
known as Mamco, Oneonta, New York supplied components to a
manufacturer of high speed electronic connectors and at least 20
percent of its production or sales are supplied to a manufacturer
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 Mold-A-Matic
Corporation, also known as Mamco, Oneonta, New York 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 Mold-A-Matic Corporation, also known as Mamco,
Oneonta, New York, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 23, 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 15th day of May 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance