Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,382

GUIDE ANDERSON LLC
ANDERSON, INDIANA

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 November 8, 2006 in
response to a petition filed jointly by, a company official,
and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace,
Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 663, on
behalf of workers at Guide Anderson LLC., Anderson, Indiana.
The workers at the subject firm produce exterior automotive
lighting systems.
The investigation revealed that employment at the
subject firm declined from January to October 2006 as
compared to the same time period the previous year.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in
the declines in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in production of exterior automotive lighting
systems, to Mexico and Canada, countries that are party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Guide Anderson LLC., Anderson, Indiana to Mexico
and Canada of articles that are like or directly competitive
with the exterior automotive lighting systems produced by that
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Guide Anderson LLC., Anderson, Indiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 2005, 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 4th day of December, 2006

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