DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,209

REUM CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF QPS COMPANIES, INC.
AND AEROTEK STAFFING
WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 in response to a petition
received on March 29, 2007, in response to a petition filed on
behalf of workers of Reum Corporation, Waukegan, Illinois. The
workers at the subject location were engaged the in production of
interior trim components.

Reum Corporation, Waukegan, Illinois leased on-site workers
from QPS Companies, Inc. and Aerotek Staffing.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the period under investigation.
The investigation further revealed that the company produced
interior trim components and a loss of business with manufacturer
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the workers separation or
threat of separation.
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 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not

been met.
The investigation revealed workers at the subject firm possess
skills that are easily transferable to other positions in the local
commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Reum Corporation,
Waukegan, Illinois 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 Reum Corporation, Waukegan, Illinois,
including on-site leased workers of QPS Companies, Inc. and
Aerotek Staffing, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 28, 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"
I further determine that all workers of Reum Corporation,
Waukegan, Illinois, including on-site leased workers of QPS
Companies, Inc. and Aerotek Staffing are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of May 2007.


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