Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 12/08/2004
Filed Date: 12/12/2005
Most Recent Update: 01/20/2006
Determination Date: 01/20/2006
Expiration Date: 01/20/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,494
LEAR CORPORATION
COVINGTON, VIRGINIA
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 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 in response to a petition
received on December 12, 2005 in response to a petition filed by
the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement workers
of America International Union Local 2389 on behalf of workers of
Lear Corporation, Covington, Virginia. The workers produce
automotive trim.
The investigation revealed that Lear Corporation, Covington,
Virginia, supplies component parts for Ford Motor Company,
Hazelwood, Missouri, a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance, and at least 20
percent of the subject firm's production or sales is supplied to
that manufacturer.
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.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Lear Corporation,
Covington, Virginia 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 Lear Corporation, Covington, Virginia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 8, 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 20th day of January 2006
/s/ Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance