DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,427

UNI-CADILLAC, LLC
A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL TRIM, INC.
CADILLAC, MICHIGAN

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 7, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at UTI-
Cadillac, LLC, a Division of Universal Trim, Inc., Cadillac,
Michigan. The workers at the subject firm produce automotive
interior trim products.
The investigation revealed that employment separations at
the subject plant are related to a shift in production of
automotive interior trim products to Mexico, a country that is a
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 determine that there has been a shift in
production from UTI-Cadillac, LLC, a Division of Universal Trim,
Inc., Cadillac, Michigan to Mexico of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the automotive interior trim products
produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of UTI-Cadillac, LLC, a Division of Universal
Trim, Inc., Cadillac, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 6,
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 13th day of December, 2007

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