DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,374

UNITED PLASTICS GROUP, INC.
EL PASO DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF INTEGRATED HUMAN CAPITAL
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 June 14, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at United Plastics Groups,
Inc., El Paso Division, El Paso, Texas. The workers at the subject
firm produce injected molded plastic parts. The subject firm also
leased some on-site workers from Integrated Human Capital.
Declines in employment at the subject facility are related to
a shift in production of injected molded plastic parts to a country
(Mexico) that is a party to 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 United Plastics Groups, Inc., El Paso
Division, including leased workers of Integrated Human
Capital, El Paso, Texas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 14, 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 17th day of June, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance