DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-94,587

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
FLAT ROCK ASSEMBLY PLANT
VEHICLE OPERATIONS
FLAT ROCK, MICHIGAN

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 March 5, 2019 by the United Autoworkers (UAW), Local
3000 on behalf of workers of Ford Motor Company, Flat Rock
Assembly Plant, Vehicle Operations, Flat Rock, Michigan
(herein referred to as "Flat Rock Assembly Plant"). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of Lincoln Continental and Ford Mustang.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, the petitioner, and industry
sources.
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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of Lincoln Continental and Ford Mustang by
Flat Rock Assembly Plant have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because aggregate
United States imports of articles like or directly competitive
with the articles produced by Flat Rock Assembly Plant have
increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased reliance on United States imports contributed
importantly to the worker group separations and
sales/production declines at Flat Rock Assembly Plant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Ford Motor Company,
Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Vehicle Operations, Flat Rock,
Michigan, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of Lincoln Continental and Ford Mustang 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 Ford Motor Company, Flat Rock Assembly
Plant, Vehicle Operations, Flat Rock, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 4, 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."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 3rd day of July 2019.

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance