DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,859

DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ELWOOD STAFFING,
EMPLOYMENT PLUS AND MANPOWER
BROWNSTOWN, 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 July 23, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Dura Automotive Systems Incorporated, Brownstown,
Indiana. The workers at the subject facility produce automotive
parts. In particular tire carriers, latches, lock assemblies and
ash trays
The investigation revealed that Dura Automotive Systems
Incorporated also leased workers from Elwood Staffing,
Employment Plus, and Manpower.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of
automotive parts to a country (Mexico) that is 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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with automotive parts produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Dura Automotive Systems Incorporated,
Brownstown, Indiana, including on-site leased workers from
Elwood Staffing, Employment Plus, and Manpower, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
July 22, 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 9th day of August 2007


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