DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,124
ASSOCIATED RUBBER COMPANY
CALHOUN, GEORGIA

TA-W-56,124A
ASSOCIATED RUBBER COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ASHTON AND RANDSTAD
TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated December 3, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Associated Rubber Company, Calhoun and Tallapoosa, Georgia. The
Tallapoosa location includes leased workers of two other firms,
Ashton and Randstad. The workers produced pre-cure re-tread rubber.
The investigation revealed that production at the facilities
is ceasing. Separations are due to a shift in production of pre-
cure re-tread rubber to Mexico, a country that is party to free
trade agreements with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the worker
group are easily transferable to other positions in the local
commuting area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production of
pre-cure re-tread rubber produced at Associated Rubber Company,
Calhoun, Georgia (TA-W-56,124)and Associated Rubber Company,
Tallapoosa, Georgia, (TA-W-56,124A), including leased workers from
Ashton and Randstad, Calhoun, Georgia to Mexico. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Associated Rubber Company, Calhoun, Georgia
(TA-W-56,124) and Associated Rubber Company, including
leased workers from Ashton and Randstad, Tallapoosa,
Georgia, (TA-W-56,124A) who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 2, 2003,
through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section
223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
I further determine that all workers of Associated Rubber
Company, Calhoun, Georgia (TA-W-56,124) and Associated Rubber
Company, including leased workers from Ashton and Randstad,
Tallapoosa, Georgia (TA-W-56,124A) are denied eligibility to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 15th day of December 2004

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance