DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,882

WER CORPORATION, DBA ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND ADVANCED MACHINE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BERKS AND BEYOND
SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a Firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on November 18, 2009 on behalf of workers of WER
Corporation, dba Aluminum Alloys and Advanced Machine,
including on-site leased workers of Berks and Beyond, Sinking
Spring, Pennsylvania. The workers manufacture aluminum sand
castings and machine large and complex castings.
The investigation revealed that workers of WER Corporation
who are engaged in employment related to the manufacture of
aluminum sand castings and machined castings meet the criteria
for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number of workers have been separated or threatened with
separation during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of WER Corporation have decreased absolutely
during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the aluminum sand
castings manufactured by WER Corporation have increased.
Specifically, customers of the subject firm have increased
their reliance on imports during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports by customers of WER Corporation
contributed importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at WER Corporation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of WER Corporation, dba
Aluminum Alloys and Advanced Machine, including on-site leased
workers of Berks and Beyond, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, who
are engaged in employment related to the production of aluminum
sand castings and machined castings meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:



"All workers of WER Corporation, dba Aluminum Alloys and
Advanced Machine, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 20, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 19th day of March, 2010

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance