DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,925

ALCOA INTALCO WORKS
INLCUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM HOMEWARD DESIGNS, WESCO
INTEGRATED SUPPLY, TOTAL WESTERN INC., WASTE MANAGEMENT,
MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL, ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES,
ACTION CLEANING, MEDICAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS, AND IMAC
FERNDALE, 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 May 18, 2020 by the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), District Lodge 160, on
behalf of workers and former workers of Alcoa Intalco Works,
Ferndale, Washington (Alcoa-Ferndale). Workers of Alcoa-Ferndale
are engaged in activities related to the production of primary
aluminum billet and ingot. The subject worker group includes on-
site leased workers from Homeward Designs, WESCO Integrated
Supply, Total Western Inc., Waste Management, Montrose
Environmental, Allied Universal Security Services, Action
Cleaning, Medical Staffing Solutions, and IMAC.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petition and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Alcoa-Ferndale 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 Alcoa-Ferndale
sales and/or production have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because firm imports
of like or directly competitive articles have increased during
the relevant period when compared to the representative base
period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Alcoa-Ferndale.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Alcoa-Ferndale, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of primary
aluminum billet and ingot, 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 Intalco Works, including on-site leased
workers from Homeward Designs, WESCO Integrated Supply, Total
Western Inc., Waste Management, Montrose Environmental,
Allied Universal Security Services, Action Cleaning, Medical
Staffing Solutions, and IMAC, Ferndale, Washington, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 11, 2019 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 2nd day of July 2020.

/s/Del-Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance