DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,126

GDX AUTOMOTIVE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO AND ABLEST
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

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 its 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 13, 2005,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf
of the workers of GDX Automotive, Salisbury, North Carolina.
The workers produce rubber sealant systems.
GDX Automotive, Salisbury, North Carolina also leased
workers from Adecco and Ablest to work on-site at the
Salisbury, North Carolina plant.

The investigation revealed that there is a treat of
employment decline at the subject firm.
The investigation revealed that sales of rubber sealant
systems at the subject firm declined from 2003 to 2004, and also
declined from January through September 2005 over the
corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of rubber sealant
systems in 2003, 2004 and during January through October 2005.
The surveys revealed that customers increased import purchases
during relevant period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with rubber sealant systems
produced by GDX Automotive, Salisbury, North Carolina,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of GDX Automotive, Salisbury, North Carolina,
including on-site leased workers of Adecco and Ablest who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 12, 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 December, 2005.


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