DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,545

T.W. LAMINATION LLC
SUBSIDIARY OF WOODBRIDGE GROUP
DEL RIO, TEXAS

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 17, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of the workers
of T.W. Lamination LLC, Subsidiary of Woodbridge Group, Del Rio,
Texas. The workers produce laminated foam and fabric for the
automotive industry. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of laminated foam and fabric for the automotive
industry 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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles like or directly competitive with laminated foam and
fabric for the automotive industry produced by T.W. Lamination LLC,
Subsidiary of Woodbridge Group, Del Rio, Texas. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of T.W. Lamination LLC, Subsidiary of Woodbridge
Group, Del Rio, Texas, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 11, 2007, 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 9th day of July 2008


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