DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,975

US MARINE
A BRUNSWICK FAMILY BOAT COMPANY
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 April 15, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at US
Marine, a Brunswick Family Boat Company, Spokane, Washington. The
workers were engaged in the production of marine electrical wire
harnesses.
Employment at the subject plant has declined, and the subject
firm has shifted production of marine electrical wire harnesses to
a country (Mexico) that is a party to a Free Trade Agreement with
the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion [2] has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker group
are easily transferable in the local commuting area.






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 US Marine, a Brunswick Family Boat Company,
Spokane, Washington, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 13, 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."
"I further determine that all workers of US Marine, a
Brunswick Family Boat Company, Spokane, Washington are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of May 2005.


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