DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,473

NORTHSHORE MINING COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY OF CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
VANHOUSE AND EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT
SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA

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;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 19, 2013 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf
of workers of Northshore Mining Company, a subsidiary of Cliffs
Natural Resources, including on-site leased workers from Vanhouse
and Express Employment, Silver Bay, Minnesota, (Northshore Mining
Company). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to
the mining of iron ore and production of taconite pellets used to
make steel.
This determination covers workers engaged in mining
operations at Babbitt, Minnesota and workers at a nearby
processing plant located in Silver Bay, Minnesota.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because 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.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of articles like
or directly competitive with the taconite pellets produced by the
workers, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Northshore Mining Company located in Minnesota.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Northshore Mining
Company, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, Silver Bay,
Minnesota, who are engaged in activities related to production of
iron ore and taconite pellets, 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 Northshore Mining Company, a subsidiary of
Cliffs Natural Resources, including on-site leased workers
from Vanhouse and Express Employment, Silver Bay, Minnesota,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 15, 2012 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 11th day of March, 2013.
/s/ Michael W, Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance