DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,258
SHAPE CORPORATION
1900 HAYES ST. PLANT
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258A
SHAPE CORPORATION
SHAPE COATINGS
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258B
SHAPE CORPORATION
1835 HAYES ST. PLANT
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258C
SHAPE CORPORATION
1835 INDUSTRIAL PARK DR. PLANT
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258D
SHAPE CORPORATION
14600 172 AVE PLANT
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258E
SHAPE CORPORATION
SHAPE STAMPING PLANT
SPRING LAKE, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258F
SHAPE CORPORATION
NETSHAPE PLANT
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

TA-W-65,258G
SHAPE CORPORATION
39625 LEWIS DR. PLANT
NOVI, MICHIGAN

Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Notice of
Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
on December 3, 2003, applicable to workers of Shape Corporation,
Grand Haven, Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on April 7, 2009 (74 FR 15757).
At the request of the petitioner, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of a variety of products including
bumpers, energy absorbers, truck bed supports, frame rail sets
and J.K. rock rails.
The company reports that worker separations occurred at the
following locations of the subject firm: 1900 Hayes St. Plant,
Grand Haven, Michigan; Shape Coatings Plant, Grand Haven,
Michigan; 1835 Hayes St. Plant, Grand Haven, Michigan; 1835
Industrial Park Dr. Plant, Grand Haven, Michigan; 14600 172 Ave
Plant, Grand Haven, Michigan; Shape Stamping Plant, Spring Lake,
Michigan; Netshape Plant, Grand Haven, Michigan; and 39625 Lewis
Dr. Plant, Novi, Michigan. Workers at these locations were
engaged in the production of articles that were the basis for the
original certification of Shape Corporation, Grand Haven,
Michigan (TA-W-65,258).
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
include workers of the above cited locations of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Shape Corporation who were adversely affected as a
supplier of component parts for articles produced by a firm with
a currently TAA certified worker group.


-The amended notice applicable to TA-W-65,258 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of 1900 Hayes St. Plant, Grand Haven,
Michigan(TA-W 65,258); Shape Coatings Plant, Grand Haven,
Michigan (TA-W 65,258A); 1835 Hayes St. Plant, Grand Haven,
Michigan (TA-W 65,258B); 1835 Industrial Park Dr. Plant,
Grand Haven, Michigan (TA-W 65,258C); 14600 172 Ave Plant,
Grand Haven, Michigan (TA-W 65,258D); Shape Stamping Plant,
Spring Lake, Michigan (TA-W 65,258E); Netshape Plant, Grand
Haven, Michigan (TA-W 65,258F); and the 39625 Lewis Dr.
Plant, Novi, Michigan (TA-W 65,258G) locations of the
subject firm who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 16, 2008 through March 16,
2011, 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 under Section 246
of the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of May 2009

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,258

SHAPE CORPORATION
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN

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 February 17, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan. The workers
produce bumpers, energy absorbers, truck bed supports, frame rail
sets and J.K. rock rails.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production declined significantly in January 2009 as compared with
the same period of 2008.
The investigation revealed that Shape Corporation, Grand
Haven, Michigan, supplies component parts for automobiles and
light trucks and a loss of business with a manufacturer of
automobiles and light trucks whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers
at Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan.
In addition, 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 Shape Corporation, Grand
Haven, Michigan qualify 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 Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after February 16, 2008, 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 16th day of March 2009


/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance







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