DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-72,978

CATERPILLAR INC.
LARGE POWER SYSTEMS DIVISION
CAST METALS ORGANIZATION
MAPLETON, ILLINOIS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm
must have become totally or partially separated or be
threatened with total or partial separation.

II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:

(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or
supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign
country by the workers' firm of articles/services that
are like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers' firm.

III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition
must have contributed importantly to the workers'
separation or threat of separation. See Section
222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. §
2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).

The December 1, 2009, by the United Automobile, Aerospace,
Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 974, on behalf
of workers of Caterpillar, Inc., Large Power Systems Division,
Cast Metals Organization, Mapleton, Illinois. The workers
produce castings of engine blocks, heads, and cylinder liners
used in construction equipment.
The investigation revealed that workers of Caterpillar,
Inc. who are engaged in employment related to the production
of castings of engine blocks, heads, and cylinder liners meet
the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of
the workers have become separated from employment during the
relevant period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of articles
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
workers.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in
production to Mexico by the workers' firm contributed
importantly to worker group separations at the Mapleton,
Illinois facility.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Caterpillar, Inc.,
Large Power Systems Division, Cast Metals Organization,
Mapleton, Illinois, who are engaged in employment related to the
production of castings of engine blocks, heads, and cylinder
liners meet the worker group certification criteria under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance
with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Caterpillar, Inc., Large Power Systems
Division, Cast Metals Organization, Mapleton, Illinois,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 3, 2008, through two years from the
date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 15th day of December, 2009

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance