DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,005

JOHNSON CONTROL INC.
ASG INTERIORS
INTERIOR TECH/COTTONWOOD PLANT
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 (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 September 5, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative,
on behalf of workers of Johnson Controls Inc., ASG Interiors,
Interior Tech/Cottonwood Plant, Holland, Michigan. The workers
produced automotive headliner substrates.
Workers of the subject facility were certified eligible to
apply for trade adjustment assistance on April 19, 2004
(petition number TA-W-54,393). That certification expired on
April 19, 2006.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility has declined since the previous certification
expiration.
The investigation also revealed that Johnson Controls Inc.,
ASG Interiors, Interior Tech/Cottonwood Plant, Holland, Michigan
supplies component parts for automotive headliners and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of automotive headliners whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat
of separation of workers at Johnson Controls,
Lakewood/Beechwood, Automotive Group, Holland, Michigan.
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 at Johnson Controls
Inc., ASG Interiors, Interior Tech/Cottonwood Plant, Holland,
Michigan, 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 Johnson Controls Inc., ASG Interiors,
Interior Tech/Cottonwood Plant, Holland, Michigan who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 20, 2006, 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 15th day of September 2006
/s/Richard Church
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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance