DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,437

AMERICAN SPECIALTY CARS, INC. (ASC)
GIBRALTAR DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PERSONNEL UNLIMITED
GIBRALTAR, 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, 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 May 22, 2006 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
American Specialty Cars, Inc. (ASC), Gibraltar, Michigan. Workers
at the subject firm produce RRIM (reinforced reaction injection
molding) automobile front and rear fascias.
The subject firm also leased some workers from Personnel
Unlimited, Livonia, Michigan.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through June 2006 when
compared to the same period in 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the
production of RRIM (reinforced reaction injection molding)
automobile front and rear fascias at the subject firm has shifted
from Gibraltar, Michigan to a country (Canada) that 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 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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Canada 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 American Specialty Cars, Inc. (ASC), Gibraltar
Division, including on-site leased workers from Personnel
Unlimited, Gibraltar, Michigan who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 22, 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 14th day of August 2006.

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