DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,232

ALCOA INC., MASSENA OPERATIONS
GLOBAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS DIVISION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ALCOA, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ICON AND HEADWAY
MASSENA, NEW YORK

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 December 16, 2015 by the United Steelworkers (USW),
Local 420 A on behalf of workers of Alcoa Inc., Massena
Operations, Global Primary Products division, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., Massena, New York (herein known as
"Alcoa Inc., Massena Operations" or "workers' firm"). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of aluminum ingots, alloyed billet, cast rod, rod, and bar
used as a metal input to various products including
automotive, aerospace, wheels, military, telecommunications,
electrical, recreational, fasteners, wire, and computer
applications. The subject worker group includes on-site leased
workers from Icon and Headway.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner and 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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of aluminum ingots and alloyed billet, cast
rod, and rod and bar by Alcoa Inc., Massena Operations have
decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because United
States aggregate imports of articles like or directly
competitive with the article produced by Alcoa Inc., Massena
Operations have increased relative to declines in United
States production in 2015 compared to 2014.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased United States aggregate imports contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at Alcoa Inc., Massena Operations.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Alcoa, Inc., Massena
Operations, Global Primary Products division, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Alcoa, Inc., including on-site leased workers
from Icon and Headway, Massena, New York, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of aluminum ingots, alloyed
billet, cast rod, and rod and bar, 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 Alcoa, Inc., Massena Operations, Global
Primary Products division, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Alcoa, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Icon
and Headway, Massena, New York, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December
15, 2014 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 8th day of February, 2016.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance