DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,690

ELIXIR INDUSTRIES
DIVISION 55
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

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 December 16, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Elixir Industries, Division 55, Vancouver, Washington.
The workers at the subject facility are engaged in activities
related to the production of custom vacuum-formed plastic parts and
RV rock-guards.

The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
plant production of custom vacuum-formed plastic parts and RV rock-
guards to Mexico a country 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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or
directly competitive with custom vacuum-formed plastic parts and RV
rock-guards produced by Elixir Industries, Division 55, Vancouver,
Washington. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Elixir Industries, Division 55, Vancouver,
Washington, who become totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 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 23rd day of December 2008


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