DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,842

SPIRIT AERO SYSTEMS
FORMERLY THE BOEING COMPANY
MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA

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 February 14, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Boeing,
McAlester, Oklahoma. The investigation revealed that the
official title of the subject firm is Spirit Aero Systems,
formerly The Boeing Company, McAlester, Oklahoma. The workers
of the subject firm produce detail parts, subassemblies, and
machined parts for large commercial aircraft.
The investigation revealed that Spirit Aero Systems,
McAlester, Oklahoma, supplies component parts for aircraft and a
loss of business with a manufacturer of aircraft whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Spirit Aero Systems, McAlester,
Oklahoma.
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 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 do not possess skills that are 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 Spirit Aero Systems,
formerly The Boeing Company, McAlester, Oklahoma 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 Spirit Aero Systems, formerly The Boeing
Company, McAlester, Oklahoma, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
10, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of March, 2006

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