Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 11/27/2005
Filed Date: 11/29/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/23/2007
Determination Date: 02/23/2007
Expiration Date: 02/23/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,506
KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY
A SUBSIDIARY TRW AUTOMOTIVE
MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
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 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 November 29, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Kelsey-Hayes
Company, a subsidiary of TRW Automotive, Mount Vernon, Ohio. The
workers at the subject firm produce brake components (e.g. corner
modules, drum-in-hat parking brakes and disc brakes); they are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2005 to 2006.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of brake components
during 2005 and 2006. The survey revealed increased imports of
brake components during the period under investigation.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with brake components produced by the
subject firm 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 Kelsey-Hayes Company, a subsidiary of TRW
Automotive, Mount Vernon, Ohio, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 27,
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 23rd day of February 2007
/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance