DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,093

AMCO CONVERTIBLE FABRICS
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
ADRIAN, 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 May 3, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
of Amco Convertible Fabrics, Specialty Products Division,
Adrian, Michigan. The workers produce convertible boot covers
for Ford Mustangs.
The preponderance in the threat of employment at the
subject firm is related to the shift in production of Mustang
convertible boot covers from the Adrian, Michigan plant to
Mexico, a country party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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.
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 workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are 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 the Mustang convertible
boot covers produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:

"Workers of Amco Convertible Fabrics, Specialty Products
Division, Adrian, Michigan, engaged in employment related
to the production of Mustang convertible boot covers, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 29, 2004, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 8th day of June, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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