DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,258

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
INTERIORS EXPERIENCE FACILITY
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN

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 April 21, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Johnson Controls, Inc., Interiors Experience facility,
Holland, Michigan. The workers of the subject facility provide a
host of services to affiliated facilities. Services include
tooling, engineering, project management, production support,
launch support, procurement, finance, and others.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased between April of 2005 and April of 2006.
The workers of the subject facility directly support
manufacturing operations at a facility currently under
certification as eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Johnson
Controls, Inc., Southview facility, was certified as eligible for
Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 23, 2004 based on a shift in
production of sun visors from the Southview plant to Mexico (TA-W-
54,800).
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
a facility directly supported by the workers' firm or subdivision
to Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the facility supported by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Johnson Controls, Inc., Interiors Experience
facility, Holland, Michigan who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 20, 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 9th day of June 2006

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