DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,827

EXCELLENCE MANUFACTURING, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED ON-SITE WORKERS OF FORGE STAFFING
GRAND RAPIDS, 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
(19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers
to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group
eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of
the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in
this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a
petition received on August 24, 2005 and filed on behalf of
workers at Excellence Manufacturing, Inc., Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The workers produce actuators, visors, head rest
and seat mechanisms for the automotive industry.
Excellence Manufacturing, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
also leased on-site workers from Forge Staffing, Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
The investigation revealed that Excellence
Manufacturing, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, supplies
component parts for automotive seats and mirrors and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of automotive seats and
mirrors whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the
separation or threat of separation of workers of Excellence
Manufacturing, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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 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 workers of Excellence
Manufacturing, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Excellence Manufacturing, Inc., Grand
Rapids, Michigan, including on-site leased workers of
Forge Staffing, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 22, 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, 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 4th day of October, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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