DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,690

BESTOP, INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASE WORKERS OF
MANPOWER, CORESTAFF SERVICE AND WESTAFF
BROOMFIELD, COLORADO

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), 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 3, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Bestop, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado. The workers at
the subject firm produced soft tops for jeeps and component
parts.
The subject firm is shifting plant production of soft tops
for jeeps and components to Mexico, a country that is a party to
a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
The investigation revealed that plant employment declined
during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Bestop, Inc. leased workers
from Manpower, CoreStaff Services and Westaff to work on-site at
Bestop, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado. The workers were engaged
activities related to the production of soft tops for jeeps and
components.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Bestop, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado including
on-site leased workers of Manpower, CoreStaff Services and
Westaff who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 2, 2006, 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 23rd day of January 2007.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
____________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance