DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,300

US MARINE BAYLINER
BRUNSWICK BOAT GROUP
PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA

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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 October 29, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the Minnesota State TAA Coordinator
on behalf of workers at US Marine Bayliner, Brunswick Boat Group,
Pipestone, Minnesota. Workers are engaged in the production of
fiberglass boats.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2006 through September 2008.
The subject facility is shifting production of fiberglass
boats 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 subject facilities 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 was a shift in production
from US Marine Bayliner, Brunswick Boat Group, Pipestone, Minnesota
to Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of US Marine Bayliner, Brunswick Boat Group,
Pipestone, Minnesota, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 28, 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 13th day of November 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole

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