Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/11/2006
Filed Date: 01/06/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/15/2006
Determination Date: 02/15/2006
Expiration Date: 02/15/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,589
COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE
SEALING SYSTEMS DIVISION
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
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, 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.
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 6, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Cooper Standard Automotive, Sealing Systems Division,
Griffin, Georgia. The workers produce plastic body trim and rubber
weather seals for automobiles.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on February 10, 2004 (TA-W-53,953). That
certification expired February 10, 2006.
This investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to a shift in production of plastic
automotive body trim and rubber weather seals to a country (Canada)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cooper Standard Automotive, Sealing Systems
Division, Griffin, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 11, 2006
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 15th day of February, 2006.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance