DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,299

GDX AUTOMOTIVE INC.
NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GDX AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS

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 October 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of GDX Automotive Inc., North American
Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of GDX North America,
Batesville, Arkansas. The workers produce automotive sealing
products.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during the relevant period.
A substantial portion of production of the automotive
sealing products manufactured in the Batesville facility is
being shifted to Mexico and Canada, countries that are parties
to free trade agreements 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 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 and 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 GDX Automotive Inc., North American
Division, a wholly owned subsidiary of GDX North America,
Batesville, Arkansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 11, 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 18th day of October 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance