DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,064

BUMPER WORKS
A SUBSIDIARY OF FLEX-N-GATE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TRILLIUM
DANVILLE, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United Auto Workers, Local 2419
on behalf of workers of Bumper Works, a subsidiary of Flex-N-Gate,
Danville, Illinois. The workers produce truck bumper sub-
assemblies.
The investigation revealed that Bumper Works also leased
workers from Trillium.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject facility decreased in full year 2007 compared to full
year 2006.
The investigation also revealed the subject firm increased
reliance on imports of truck bumper sub-assemblies during full year
2007.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with truck bumper sub-assemblies
produced by Bumper Works, a subsidiary of Flex-N-Gate, Danville,
Illinois, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers Bumper Works, a subsidiary of Flex-N-Gate,
Danville, Illinois, including on-site leased workers from
Trillium, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 15, 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 6th day of October 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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