DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,647

GATES CORPORATION
AIR SPRINGS DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
MANPOWER AND JRC QUALITY SYSTEMS, LLC
DENVER, COLORADO

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 December 15, 2003,
applicable to workers of Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division,
including temporary workers of Manpower, Denver, Colorado. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2004
(69 FR 2624).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that leased workers of JRC Quality Systems, LLC
were employed at Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division at the
Denver, Colorado location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of JRC Quality Systems,
LLC working at Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division, Denver,
Colorado.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division
Trends Clothing Corporation, a.k.a. Trends International, who
were adversely affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,647 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Gates Corporation, Air Springs
Division, including leased workers of Manpower and JRC
Quality Systems, LLC, Denver, Colorado, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 24, 2002, through December 15, 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 17th day of February, 2004.

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



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,647

GATES CORPORATION
AIR SPRINGS DIVISION
INCLUDING TEMPORARY WORKERS OF MANPOWER
DENVER, COLORADO

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 November 26, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division, Denver, Colorado. The
workers at the subject division produce air shock absorbers for
automotive suspension systems.
The investigation revealed that temporary workers of Manpower
in Aurora, Colorado produce air shock absorbers at the subject
firm.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
period of January through October 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
Furthermore, the preponderance in the declines in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of air
shock absorbers to a country (Mexico) which is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 Gates Corporation, Air Springs Division,
Denver, Colorado, and temporary workers of Manpower producing
air shock absorbers at Gates Corporation, Air Springs
Division, Denver, Colorado, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 24, 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 15th day of December 2003.

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