DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,626

TOWER AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED ON-SITE WORKERS OF PEOPLELINK
MILAN, 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 (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 in response to a petition
received on June 26, 2006, in response to a petition filed by the
American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations
on behalf of workers of Tower Automotive, Inc., Milan, Tennessee.
The workers at the subject location are engaged in activities
related to the production of automotive parts (assemblies and
components).
Tower Automotive, Inc., Milan, Tennessee leased on-site
workers from Peoplelink.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company produced
automotive parts (assemblies and components), and a loss of
business with manufacturers (whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance) contributed importantly to the
workers separation or threat of separation.
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 workers of Tower Automotive, Inc.,
Milan, Tennessee 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 Tower Automotive, Inc., Milan, Tennessee,
including on-site leased workers of Peoplelink, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 12, 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 8th day of August 2006.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance