DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,435

GOLD SHIELD INC., RV GROUP
A SUBSIDIARY OF FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

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 on May 27, 2008 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Gold Shield, Inc., RV
Group, a subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside,
California. The workers produced custom plastic parts for travel
trailers and recreational vehicles.
The investigation revealed that Gold Shield, Inc., RV Group a
subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside, California
supplied component parts for travel trailers and RV's and a loss of
business with a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the
separation or threat of separation of workers at Gold Shield, Inc.,
RV Group, Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside, California.
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 that the workers at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferrable to other
positions in the local commuting area.





Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Gold Shield, Inc., RV
Group, a subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside,
California 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 Gold Shield, Inc., RV Group, a subsidiary of
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
5, 2007, 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
I further determine that all workers of Gold Shield, Inc., RV
Group, a subsidiary of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Riverside,
California, 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 19th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance