DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,579

BULK LIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS

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 on February 15, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by UNITE HERE, Chicago and Midwest
Regional Joint Board, on behalf of workers of Bulk Lift
International, Inc., Carpentersville, Illinois. The workers
produced bulk bags.
The investigation revealed layoff occurred in the relevant
period.


The company shifted a significant percentage of the
production of bulk bags to a country (Mexico) under 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
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 Bulk Lift International, Inc.,
Carpentersville, Illinois who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 1, 2004
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 22nd day of March 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance