DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,430

FORD MOTOR COMPANY
SALES & MARKETING DIVISION
PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL SALES OFFICE
MT. LAUREL, NEW JERSEY

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on November 21, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Ford Motor
Company, Sales & Marketing Division, Philadelphia Regional Sales
Office, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. The workers were wholesale
sales representatives and consultants interacting with
independent Ford dealerships.
In order to be considered eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the
worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically
and there must be a relationship between the workers' work and
the article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The investigation revealed that although
production of an article(s) occurred within the firm or
appropriate subdivision, the sales and marketing workers
described above do not directly support this production. Thus,
the worker group cannot be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
In addition, 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 worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Ford
Motor Company, Sales & Marketing Division, Philadelphia Regional
Sales Office, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and are also denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of December, 2005.



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