DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,097

TILLMANN TOOL & DIE, INC.
BRECKENRIDGE, MINNESOTA

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
eligibility 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 in response to a petition
received on March 18, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at
Tillmann Tool & Die, Inc., Breckenridge, Minnesota. The workers
produce plastic injection molds, dies, jigs, and fixtures.


The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined absolutely from 2000 to 2001.
A Department of Labor survey of the subject firm's major
customers revealed increases in imports of plastic injection molds,
dies, jigs, and fixtures during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Tillmann Tool &
Die, Inc., Breckenridge, Minnesota 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 Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of the Tillmann Tool & Die, Inc., Breckenridge,
Minnesota engaged in employment related to the production of
plastic injection molds, dies, jigs, and fixtures, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
December 7, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of April, 2002.


/s/ Linda G. Poole


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