Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 01/28/2005
Filed Date: 12/27/2004
Most Recent Update: 02/04/2005
Determination Date: 02/04/2005
Expiration Date: 02/04/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,248
LEAR CORPORATION
INTERIOR SYSTEMS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
AEROTEK COMMERCIAL STAFFING
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
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 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 27, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by the Union of Needletrades, Textiles
and Industrial Employees (UNITE), Local 1739 on behalf of workers
at Lear Corporation, Interior Systems, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The
petition was filed for the workers at the subject firm producing
carpet rolls. Workers producing carpet rolls are not separately
identifiable from other articles produced at the plant.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased some
of its workers from Aerotek Commercial Staffing.
Lear Corporation, Interior Systems, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
supplies carpet rolls, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer of automotive carpets whose
workers were 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 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 determine that workers of Lear Corporation,
Interior Systems, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, qualify as 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, Interior Systems, including
on-site leased workers of Aerotek Commercial Staffing,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 28, 2005,
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 at Washington, D.C., this 4th day of February, 2005.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance