Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/25/2003
Filed Date: 07/01/2004
Most Recent Update: 07/12/2004
Determination Date: 07/12/2004
Expiration Date: 07/12/2006
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,191
TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LLC
GREENEVILLE PLANT
GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE
Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 on July 1, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at TI
Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Greeneville Plant, Greeneville,
Tennessee. The workers produce automotive brake and fuel line
bundles. They are not separately identifiable by product produced.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility will be separated in
July 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the
preponderance of declines in employment at the subject facility is
related to a shift in production of automotive brake and fuel line
bundles to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there is a shift in production from
TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Greeneville Plant, Greeneville,
Tennessee to Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with those produced by the subject facility. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of TI Group Automotive Systems, LLC, Greeneville
Plant, Greeneville, Tennessee who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 25, 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, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 12th day of July 2004.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance