DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,218

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
VEHICLE ASSEMBLY DIVISION
MORAINE, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
to Apply for 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 its 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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 14, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by the International Union of
Electronic Workers, Local 798, on behalf of workers of General
Motors Corporation, Vehicle Assembly Division, Moraine, Ohio.
The workers assemble sport utility vehicles, specifically the
GMC Envoy, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Buick Rainier, Isuzu Ascender
and Saab 9-7X; the workers are not separately identifiable by
product.
The investigation revealed sales, production and employment
at the subject facility declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor conducted an analysis of the United
States market share of vehicles like or directly competitive
with the vehicles produced at the Moraine plant. The
investigation determined that imports of such vehicles
significantly increased their share of the U.S. market during
the period of January through May 2006 compared with the
corresponding 2005 period. Imports of these vehicles increased
absolutely in the same period as well.
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 given
the employment situation in the local area. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the sport utility vehicles
produced at the subject plant contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of General Motors Corporation, Vehicle
Assembly Division, Moraine, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 14,
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 16th day of June 2006

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