DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,905

PRECISION MOLD & ENGINEERING, INC.
WARREN, MICHIGAN

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 20, 2009 on behalf of workers of Precision
Mold & Engineering, Inc., Warren, Michigan (Precision Mold &
Engineering Warren). The workers at the subject firm are
engaged in activities related to the production of plastic
injection molds for the automotive industry. The workers are
not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that workers of Precision Mold &
Engineering Warren who are engaged in employment related to the
production of plastic injection molds for the automotive
industry meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated during the relevant
period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of plastic injection molds for the
automotive industry by Precision Mold & Engineering Warren
have decreased during the relevant period.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles or services like or directly competitive with plastic
injection molds for the automotive industry by Precision Mold
& Engineering Warren have increased. Specifically, the
Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject firm's
major declining customer regarding their purchases of plastic
injection molds for the automotive industry during the relevant
period. The survey revealed increased customer reliance on
imported plastic injection molds for the automotive industry.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports of plastic injection molds for the
automotive industry by customers of Precision Mold &
Engineering Warren contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Precision Mold &
Engineering Warren.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Precision Mold &
Engineering, Inc., Warren, Michigan, who are engaged in
employment related to the production of plastic injection molds
for the automotive industry 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 Precision Mold & Engineering, Inc.,
Warren, Michigan, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 19, 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 27th day of July, 2010

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