DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,104

TRW AUTOMOTIVE
OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS DIVISION
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF VOLT TEMPORARY SERVICES
COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE

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 March 29, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
TRW Automotive, Occupant Safety Systems Division, Cookeville,
Tennessee. The workers of the subject facility assemble airbags.
The worker group includes onsite leased workers of Volt
Temporary Services.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased from 2005 to February of 2006.
The subject facility is presently shifting the assembly of
airbags to Mexico. Mexico 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 Mexico 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 TRW Automotive, Occupant Safety Systems
Division, including onsite leased workers of Volt Temporary
Services, Cookeville, Tennessee who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 21, 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 10th day of May 2006

/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance