DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,017

GANTON TECHNOLOGIES, INC
D/B/A INTERMET RACINE
DIE CASTING AND MACHINING/ASSEMBLY DIVISIONS
STURTEVANT, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 17, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by United Autoworker's Local 627 on
behalf of workers of Ganton Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Ganton Racine,
Die Casting and Machining/Assembly Divisions, Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
The workers at the subject firm produce aluminum die castings for
the automotive industry; they are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed that sales and production at the
subject firm decreased in 2003 when compared to 2002.
Additionally, employment declined in January through November
of 2004 when compared to the same time frame in 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of aluminum die castings for the
automotive industry. This survey revealed increases in customer
imports of these products during the relevant period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements of
Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at the subject firm
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 Ganton Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Ganton Racine,
Die Casting and Machining/Assembly Divisions, Sturtevant,
Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 15, 2003 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 21st day of December 2004.


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