DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,513

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE MILWAUKEE, LLC
MILWAUKEE BUSINESS UNIT
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on August 3, 2005,
applicable to workers of Tower Automotive Milwaukee, LLC,
Milwaukee Business Unit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The notice will
be published soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of automotive frames and stampings.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-50,339, issued on January 23, 2003, for workers of Tower
Automotive, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin who were engaged in
employment related to the production of structural component
parts and assemblies for light truck bodies. That certification
expired January 23, 2005. To avoid an overlap in worker group
coverage, the certification is being amended to change the impact
date from June 30, 2004 to January 24, 2005, for workers of the
subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,513 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Tower Automotive Milwaukee, LLC, Milwaukee
Business Unit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 24,
2005, through August 3, 2007, 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 August 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
____________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,513

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE MILWAUKEE, LLC
MILWAUKEE BUSINESS UNIT
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 7, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by Smith Steel Workers Local Union 19806 on
behalf of workers of Tower Automotive Milwuakee, LLC, Milwaukee
Business Unit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The workers produce
automotive frames and stampings.
The investigation revealed that employment declined in January
through July 2005 compared with January through July 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the company to which the
subject firm submitted a bid for a contract to produce automotive
frames and stampings in 2003, 2004 and year to date 2005. The
survey revealed that contract was awarded to a foreign bidder and
the subject firm was the lowest domestic bidder. Imports have begun
and will continue for an extended period.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with automotive frames and stampings
produced at Tower Automotive Milwuakee, LLC, Milwaukee Business
Unit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin contributed importantly to the total or
partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Tower Automotive Milwuakee, LLC, Milwaukee
Business Unit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 30, 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 3rd day of August, 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance