DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,900

PLEWS & EDELMANN
A DIVISION OF TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
DIXON, ILLINOIS

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 February 23, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Plews &
Edlemann, a division of Tomkins Industries, Inc., Dixon, Illinois.
The workers produce aftermarket automotive parts consisting largely
of hoses and fittings.
The subject worker group includes onsite leased workers of
Manpower.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility decreased from 2004 to 2005.
The subject firm increased imports of aftermarket automotive
parts from 2004 to 2005.
Additionally, some production was shifted to Mexico. Mexico
is a 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 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 aftermarket automotive parts
produced at Plews & Edlemann, a division of Tomkins Industries,
Inc., Dixon, Illinois 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 Plews & Edlemann, a division of Tomkins
Industries, Inc., including leased workers of Manpower, Dixon,
Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 18, 2005 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 in Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of April 2006

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