DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,112

CATERPILLAR INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CR COATINGS, THE TOOL & GAGE HOUSE, VONACHEN SERVICES INC.,
AND SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES
JOLIET, ILLINOIS

TA-W-94,112A

ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM APTIM
REPORTING TO
CATERPILLAR INC.
JOLIET, 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 September 7, 2018 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Caterpillar Inc., Joliet, Illinois (Caterpillar
Inc.). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to
the production of hydraulic components. The subject worker
group includes on-site leased workers from CR Coatings, The Tool
& Gage House, Vonachen Services Inc., APTIM, and Securitas
Security Services.
The subject firm was previously certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under TA-W-91,885 (expired
on August 5, 2018). The afore-mentioned certification did not
include on-site leased workers from APTIM.
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 such workers' firm 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 shifted to a foreign country the production of a(n)
article like or directly competitive with the articles produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Caterpillar Inc.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Caterpillar Inc.,
Joliet, Illinois, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of hydraulic 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 Caterpillar Inc., including on-site leased
workers from CR Coatings, The Tool & Gage House, Vonachen
Services Inc., and Securitas Security Services, Joliet,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 6, 2018, 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."
AND
"All on-site leased workers from APTIM, reporting to
Caterpillar Inc., Joliet, Illinois, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
6, 2017, 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 5th day of October 2018.

/s/Jessica R. Webster
______________________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance