DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,177

WAND TOOL CO., INC.
WHEELING, ILLINOIS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 7, 2001, in response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Wand Tool Co., Inc., Wheeling, Illinois. The workers are engaged in employment related to the production of printed circuit punch press dies.
This investigation revealed that sales and employment at the subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.


The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of printed circuit punch press dies in the 1999-2000 and January to August, 2000-2001 time periods. Some respondents indicated that they reduced purchases from the subject firm and increased imports in one or more sets of time periods. Others did not increase imports absolutely but increased their reliance on imports relative to the subject firm. Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by Wand Tool Co., Inc., Wheeling, Illinois, contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Wand Tool Co., Inc., Wheeling, Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after April 5, 2000, through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 26th day of November, 2001


/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance