DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,839

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA


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 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 March 25, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by the International Union, United Automobile,
Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Region 5
and Local 1532 on behalf of workers at Exide Technologies,
Shreveport, Louisiana. The workers at the subject firm produce
automotive batteries; workers are not separately identifiable by
the production line.
The investigation revealed that employment at Exide
Technologies, Shreveport, Louisiana declined during the relevant
period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm supplies
automotive batteries for the production of automobiles, and a loss
of business with a manufacturer (whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance) contributed
importantly to the workers separation or threat of separation at
the subject firm.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 Exide Technologies,
Shreveport, Louisiana 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 Exide Technologies, Shreveport, Louisiana who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 23, 2004, 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 9th day of June 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance