DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,596

ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS
A SUBSIDIARY OF ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS LLC
WEST UNION, IOWA

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 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 December 8, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Atwood Mobile Products, a subsidiary of Atwood Mobile
Products LLC, West Union, Iowa. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of automotive products such as
RV windows, level legs, actuators, jacks, stampings, couplers, and
tampers.
The workers are under an existing trade adjustment assistance
and alternative trade adjustment assistance certification (TA-W-
60,671) that will expire on January 19, 2009.
The investigation revealed that the company increased their
reliance on imported automotive products such as RV windows, level
legs, actuators, jacks, stampings, couplers, and tampers,
contributing importantly to a decrease in production and employment
at the subject facility.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 automotive products such as RV
windows, level legs, actuators, jacks, stampings, couplers, and
tampers, produced at Atwood Mobile Products, a subsidiary of Atwood
Mobile Products LLC, West Union, Iowa, 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 of Atwood Mobile Products, a subsidiary of Atwood
Mobile Products LLC, West Union, Iowa, who become totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 20,
2009 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 17th day of December 2008


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance