DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,532

WOODWARD CONTROLS INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO AND BECO
NILES, ILLINOIS

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 13, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Woodward Controls
Incorporated, a subsidiary of Woodward Governor Company, Niles,
Illinois. The workers produce control systems for industrial
engines. These include solenoids and actuators used for engine fuel
management. The workers are not separately identifiable by product
produced.
The investigation revealed that Woodward Controls Incorporated
also employed leased workers from Adecco and BECO.
The investigation also revealed the workers of Woodward
Controls Incorporated, Solenoid Department, Niles, Illinois have
received a previous certification TA-W-61,492, that expires on June
4, 2009. The facility was certified on the basis of actual or
likely imports following a shift of production abroad.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of control systems to China. The investigation
further revealed that the subject firm has also increased imports
of control systems to 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 China, of articles like or directly
competitive with control systems produced by Woodward Controls
Incorporated, a subsidiary of Woodward Governor Company, Niles,
Illinois, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Woodward Controls Incorporated, a subsidiary
of Woodward Governor Company, Niles, Illinois, including on-
site leased workers from Adecco and BECO, excluding workers
from Woodward Controls Incorporated, Solenoid Department
14520, Niles, Illinois covered by TA-W-61,492, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after May
19, 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 3rd day of July 2008


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