DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-73,567

HIRSCHLER MFG. INC.
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON

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 February 25, 2010 by WorkSource Redmond on behalf of
workers of Hirschler Mfg, Inc., Kirkland, Washington
(Hirschler). The workers are engaged in activities related to
the production of aircraft parts. The workers are not
separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that workers of Hirschler who
are engaged in activities related to the production of aircraft
parts meet the criteria for certification.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers at Hirschler 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 aircraft parts produced by Hirschler 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 aircraft parts
produced by Hirschler have increased. Specifically, customers
of Hirschler have increased their imports of aircraft parts
during the relevant period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
the increased imports of aircraft parts by the customers of
Hirschler contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Hirschler.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Hirschler Mfg, Inc.,
Kirkland, Washington, who are engaged in activities related to
the production of aircraft parts 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 Hirschler Mfg, Inc., Kirkland, Washington,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after February 22, 2009, 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 1st day of June, 2010.

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