DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,134

TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
BUFFALO PLANT
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

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 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 June 25, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
at Trico Products Corporation, Buffalo Plant, Buffalo, New York.
The workers at the subject firm produce automotive wiper system
components.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from declined from 2001 to 2002 and also declined
from January through May 2003 when compared to the same time
period in 2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
automotive wiper system components to a country (Mexico) that is
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.


















Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Trico Products Corporation, Buffalo Plant,
Buffalo, New York who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 12, 2002 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 29th day of July 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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