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TAW-92298  /  Brillion Iron Works (Brillion, WI)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 10/05/2015
Filed Date: 10/05/2016
Most Recent Update: 04/25/2017
Determination Date: 04/25/2017
Expiration Date: 04/25/2019

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,298

BRILLION IRON WORKS
A SUBSIDIARY OF GREDE HOLDINGS LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF METALDYNE PERFORMANCE GROUP INC.
FORMERLY A SUBSIDIARY OF ACCURIDE CORPORATION
BRILLION, WISCONSIN

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 October 5, 2016 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Brillion Iron Works, a subsidiary of Grede Holdings
LLC, a subsidiary of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., and
formerly a subsidiary of Accuride Corporation, Brillion,
Wisconsin (herein referred to as "Brillion Iron Works"). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of ductile and grey iron castings.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and
declining customer(s) of 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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of ductile and grey iron castings by Brillion
Iron Works have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of ductile and grey iron castings like or directly
competitive with the ductile and grey iron castings produced by
Brillion Iron Works have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Brillion Iron Works.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Brillion Iron Works,
a subsidiary of Grede Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Metaldyne
Performance Group Inc., and formerly a subsidiary of Accuride
Corporation, Brillion, Wisconsin, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of ductile and grey iron castings 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 Brillion Iron Works, a subsidiary of Grede
Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Metaldyne Performance Group
Inc., and formerly a subsidiary of Accuride Corporation,
Brillion, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 5, 2015
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 25th day of April 2017.
/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance