DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,050

VENTRA ST.LOUIS, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF FLEX N GATE
PACIFIC, MISSOURI

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 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 September 15, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Ventra St. Louis, LLC, a subsidiary of Flex N Gate,
Pacific, Missouri. Workers at the subject facility are engaged in
activities related to the production of front and rear fascias. The
workers are not separately identifiable by product produced.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Ventra St. Louis, LLC, a
subsidiary of Flex N Gate, Pacific, Missouri, supplies components
and a loss of business with a manufacturer of minivans whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at Ventra St. Louis, LLC, a subsidiary of Flex N Gate,
Pacific, Missouri.
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 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 workers of Ventra St. Louis, LLC, a
subsidiary of Flex N Gate, Pacific, Missouri, 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 Ventra St. Louis, LLC, a subsidiary of Flex N
Gate, Pacific, Missouri, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 12, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 2nd day of October 2008.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance