DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,171

LEAR CORPORATION
SEATING SYSTEMS DIVISION
HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI


Certifications Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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 as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 8, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by United Automobile, Aerospace &
Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union
(UAW), on behalf of workers of Lear Corporation, Seating Systems
Division, Hazelwood, Missouri. The workers produce automobile
seats.
The investigation revealed that Lear Corporation, Seating
Systems Division, Hazelwood, Missouri, supplied seats used in the
production of automobiles, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales are supplied to a manufacturer who was
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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.
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 do not possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained during this
investigation, I determine that all workers of Lear Corporation,
Seating Systems Division, Hazelwood, Missouri are adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Lear Corporation, Seating Systems Division,
Hazelwood, Missouri, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 6, 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 16th day of December 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance