DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,949

FREIGHTCAR, ROANOKE, LLC.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM @WORK PERSONNEL
SERVICES, CHASE PROFESSIONALS, AND WORKFORCE UNLIMITED
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

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; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 14, 2017 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of FreightCar, Roanoke, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of FreightCar America, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia (FreightCar,
Roanoke). The subject firm is engaged in activities related to
the production of railroad tank cars. The worker group
includes on-site leased workers from @Work Personnel Services,
Chase Professionals, and Workforce Unlimited.
During the investigation the Department obtained
information from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers at FreightCar, Roanoke have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of railroad tank cars at FreightCar, Roanoke
have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the railroad tank
cars produced by FreightCar, Roanoke have increased during the
relevant period when compared to the representative base
period.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at FreightCar,
Roanoke.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of FreightCar, Roanoke,
who are engaged in activities related to the production of
railroad tank cars, meet the group eligibility 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 FreightCar, Roanoke, LLC, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FreightCar America, Inc., including on-site
leased workers from @Work Personnel Services, Chase
Professionals, and Workforce Unlimited, Roanoke, Virginia,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after June 13, 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 28th day of September 2017.

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance