DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,239

ACME MILLS COMPANY
FAIRWAY PRODUCTS
QUINCY, MICHIGAN
NOW LOCATED IN HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 3, 2003,
applicable to workers of Acme Mills Company, Fairway Products,
Quincy, Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on November 28, 2003 (68 FR 66880).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of automotive parts, such
as door panels, seat suspensions, die cut parts, headrests,
armrest components, pull straps and visor straps.
New information shows that in January 2004, the subject firm
relocated the remaining employees, equipment and machinery to a
building owned by Acme in nearby Hillsdale.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification
reflect the new location, Hillsdale, Michigan.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Acme Mills Company, Fairway Products, who
were adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,239 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Acme Mills, Fairway Products, Quincy,
Michigan, now located in Hillsdale, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after September 26, 2002, through November 3,
2005, 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 4th day of June 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,239

ACME MILLS COMPANY
FAIRWAY PRODUCTS
QUINCY, MICHIGAN

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, 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 on October 14, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Acme Mills, Fairway Products, Quincy, Michigan. The
workers at the subject firm produce automotive parts, such as door
panels, seat suspensions, die cut parts, headrests, armrest
components, pull straps, and visor straps. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through September of 2003
compared to the same period in 2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in production of seat suspensions to
a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude 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 Acme Mills, Fairway Products, Quincy, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 26, 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 November 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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