DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,510

PLASTECH ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
KENTON, TENNESSEE

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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 June 9, 2008 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Plastech Engineered
Products, Kenton, Tennessee. The workers produce produce automotive
injection molding for automotive interior trim.
The investigation revealed Plastech Engineered Products also
leased workers from Manpower.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of automotive injection molding 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 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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or directly
competitive with automotive injection molding produced by Plastech
Engineered Products, Kenton, Tennessee. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Plastech Engineered Products, Kenton,
Tennessee, including on-site leased workers from Manpower, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 6, 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 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 26th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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