DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,493

River City Plastic, Inc.
Three Rivers, 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 on in response to a petition
received on December 12, 2005 in response to a petition filed on
behalf of workers of River City Plastic, Inc., Three Rivers,
Michigan. The workers produced plastic injection molded components
and assemblies for the automotive industry. The workers were not
separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
River City Plastic, Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan facility during
the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that River City Plastic,
Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan, supplied component parts for
automotive seats and automotive seat adjusters, and at least 20
percent of its production or sales was supplied to manufacturer
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 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 River City Plastic,
Inc., Three Rivers, 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:
"All workers of River City Plastic, Inc., Three Rivers,
Michigan who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 9, 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 20th day of January 2006

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance