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TAW-74372  /  Metalsa Structural Products, Inc. (Pottstown, PA)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/14/2009
Filed Date: 07/13/2010
Most Recent Update: 08/20/2010
Determination Date: 08/20/2010
Expiration Date: 08/20/2012

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-74,372

METALSA STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS, INC.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
PRODUCT ENGINEERING GROUP
POTTSTOWN, 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:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.

II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:

(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers' firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers' firm.

III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on July 13, 2010 on behalf of workers of Metalsa
Structural Products, Inc., formerly known as Dana Holding
Corporation, Product Engineering Group, Pottstown,
Pennsylvania. The workers provide engineering, product
testing, and Computer Aided Design (CAD) services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Metalsa
Structural Products, Inc., who are engaged in employment
related to engineering, product testing, and Computer Aided
Design (CAD) services, meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion
of workers have been separated over the relevant period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the firm has
shifted to a foreign country services like or directly
competitive with the services supplied by the workers.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of
engineering, product testing, and Computer Aided Design (CAD)
services by Metalsa Structural Products, Inc. contributed
importantly to worker group separations in the Product
Engineering Group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Metalsa Structural
Products, Inc., formerly known as Dana Holding Corporation,
Product Engineering Group, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who are
engaged in employment related to engineering, product testing,
and Computer Aided Design (CAD) services, 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 Metalsa Structural Products, Inc.,
formerly known as Dana Holding Corporation, Product
Engineering Group, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 14, 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 20th day of August, 2010

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