DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,017

BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
BLUE BIRD MIDWEST DIVISION
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF
TEMP ASSOCIATES
CSI EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
SUCCESSFUL FUTURES
CSI LTD., INC.
MT. PLEASANT, IOWA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on December
3, 2002, applicable to workers of Blue Bird Corporation, Blue
Bird Body Company, Blue Bird Midwest Division, Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
December 23, 2002 (67 FR 78256).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information
provided by the State and the company shows that temporary
workers of Temp Associates, CSI Employment Services, Successful
Futures and CSI Ltd., Inc. were employed at Blue Bird
Corporation, Blue Bird Body Company, Blue Bird Midwest Division
to produce school buses at the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa location of the
subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of Temp Associates,
CSI Employment Services, Successful Futures and CSI Ltd., Inc.,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa working at Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Bird
Body Company, Blue Bird Midwest Division, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers of Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Bird Body Company,
Blue Bird Midwest Division who were adversely affected by the
shift in production to Canada.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-50,017 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Bird Body
Company, Blue Bird Midwest Division, Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, including temporary workers of Temp Associates,
CSI Employment Services, Successful Futures and CSI
Ltd., Inc., engaged in employment related to the
production of school buses at Blue Bird Body Company,
Blue Bird Midwest Division, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 5, 2001, through December 3, 2004,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 17thday of March 2003.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,017

BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
BLUE BIRD MIDWEST DIVISION
MT. PLEASANT, IOWA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on November 6, 2002 and filed on behalf of workers at Blue
Bird Corporation, Blue Bird Body Company, Blue Bird Midwest
Division, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The workers produced school buses.
The Blue Bird Midwest Division ceased operations in October of
2002.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined from 2000 to 2001, and again from January
through October 2001 to January through October 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed a shift in production
from the subject firm to a country (Canada) with a free trade
agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Bird Body Company, Blue Bird Midwest
Division, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to Canada of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification.
"All workers of Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Bird Body Company,
Blue Bird Midwest Division, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 5, 2001 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of December 2002


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