DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,745

HILTI, INC.
HILTI STEEL INDUSTRY DIVISION
EMPLOYED AT CSC LTD
WARREN, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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 August 6, 2001, in response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, on behalf of workers of Hilti Inc., Hilti Steel Industry Division, employed at the Warren, Ohio, plant of CSC Ltd. The workers were engaged in material movement, welding repair, and other functions related to ingot production and the production of SBQ steel bar.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at the subject plant decreased during the relevant period.



Workers at CSC Ltd in Warren, Ohio, were certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 12, 2001 (TA-W-38,646).
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 Hilti, Inc., Hilti Steel Industry Division, at the Warren, Ohio, facility of CSC Ltd contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of Hilti, Inc. In accordance with the provisions of the Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Hilti, Inc., Hilti Steel Industry Division, employed at the Warren, Ohio, facility of CSC Ltd. who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 13, 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 12th day of October, 2001



/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance