DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,630

ITW POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS
POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF ITW
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
KELLY SERVICES, MANPOWER, THE RESERVES NETWORK,
PROLOGISTIX, SURGE STAFFING, AND UNIQUE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS
MAZON, 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:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on February 8, 2017 on behalf of workers of ITW Powertrain
Components, Powertrain Components Division, a subsidiary of ITW,
Mazon, Illinois (ITW-Powertrain Components Division). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of plastic injection molded components for the automotive
industry specializing in filters for braking, fuel, and HVAC.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Kelly Services, Manpower, The Reserves Network, ProLogistix, Surge
Staffing, and UniQue Personnel Consultants.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in ITW-Powertrain Components Division
have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has acquired from a foreign country articles like or directly
competitive with the plastic injection molded components produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at ITW-Powertrain Components Division.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of ITW-Powertrain
Components Division, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of plastic injection molded components, 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 ITW Powertrain Components, Powertrain
Components Division, a subsidiary of ITW, including on-site
leased workers from Kelly Services, Manpower, The Reserves
Network, ProLogistix, Surge Staffing, and UniQue Personnel
Consultants, Mazon, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 7, 2016,
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 13th day of April 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance