DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,806

INTIER AUTOMOTIVE SEATING OF AMERICA, INC.
ROMECH DIVISION
A SUBSIDARY OF MAGNA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADVANCED SERVICES INC. AND
MANPOWER
RED OAK, IOWA

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 in response to a petition
received on February 9, 2006, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Intier Automotive Seating Inc., Romech
Division, Red Oak, Iowa. The workers produce automotive seating
components.
The subject firm leases some workers from Advanced Services,
Inc., in Red Oak, Iowa and from Manpower in Shenandoah, Iowa.

The threat of employment decline at the subject plant is
related to a shift in production of automotive seating components
from the Red Oak, Iowa plant to countries (Mexico and Canada) that
are 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 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico and 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 Intier Automotive Seating of America Inc.,
Romech Division, a subsidiary of Magna International, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Advanced Services and
Manpower, Red Oak, Iowa who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 7, 2005,
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 23rd day of February 2006.


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