DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,984

ROBERT BOSCH CORP.
AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS DIVISION
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN

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), 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) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 15, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture Implement Workers of
America: Region 1D and Local 383 on behalf of workers of Robert
Bosch Corp., Automotive Chassis Division, St. Joseph, Michigan.
The workers at the subject facility produce components for disc
brake caliper assemblies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined absolutely from 2003 to 2004 and from
January to March 2005, when compared to the same time period the
previous year.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's
major declining customers regarding their purchases of disc
brake caliper assemblies. These surveys revealed increased
reliance on imports of disc brake caliper assemblies during the
period under investigation.
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 facility 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with components for disc brake
caliper assemblies produced at Robert Bosch Corp., Automotive
Chassis Division, St. Joseph, Michigan, contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline
in sales or production at that facility or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Robert Bosch Corp., Automotive Chassis
Division, St. Joseph, Michigan, engaged in employment
related to the production of components for disc brake
caliper assemblies who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 11, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of June, 2005

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