DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,784

JLG OMNIQUIP, INC.
FORMERLY OMNIQUIP TEXTRON, INC.
A SUBSIARY OF JLG INDUSTRIES
PORT WASHINGTON, 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), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated September 10, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by the International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 1430 on behalf of workers of
JLG Omniquip, Inc, formerly Omniquip Textron, Inc., a subsidiary of
JLG Industries, Port Washington, Wisconsin. The workers at the
subject firm produce telescopic material handlers.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
division decreased absolutely from 2001 to 2002 and during the
period of January through August 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that a substantial
portion of the decline in employment at the subject firm is related
to a shift in the production material handlers abroad for
subsequent import, and the imports are likely to increase.
In addition, 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 those produced at the subject firm
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production and at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of JLG Omniquip, Inc, formerly Omniquip Textron,
Inc., a subsidiary of JLG Industries, Port Washington,
Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 5, 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, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of October 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance