DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,528
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

TA-W-57,528A
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
CORYDON, INDIANA

Determinations 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.
The investigation was initiated on July 8, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by an official of the United Auto Workers on
behalf of workers of Tower Automotive, Granite City, Illinois and
Tower Automotive, Corydon, Indiana. The workers at the Granite
City facility produce automotive stampings and welded assemblies.
The workers of the Corydon facility produce light truck frames.
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 the case of the Granite City facility that
the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation revealed that Tower Automotive, Inc.,
Granite City, Illinois supplies component parts for light trucks,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales are supplied to
a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
In addition, 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.
In the case of Tower Automotive, Inc., Corydon, Indiana, The
investigation revealed that the petitioning group of workers is
covered by an active certification, (TA-W-57,122) which expires on
June 13, 2007. Consequently, further investigation in this case
would serve no purpose, and the investigation has been terminated.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Tower Automotive, Inc.,
Granite City, Illinois 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 Tower Automotive, Inc., Granite City, Illinois
(TA-W-57,528) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 5, 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 assis-
tance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Furthermore, I determine that the investigation of workers of Tower
Automotive, Inc., Corydon, Indiana has been terminated for the
aforementioned reasons.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 11th day of August 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance