DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,063

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
MANSFIELD METAL CENTER
MANSFIELD, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility 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 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 March 5, 2007, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of General Motors
Corporation, Mansfield Metal Center, Mansfield, Ohio. The workers
produce automotive metal stamping parts.
The investigation revealed that General Motors Corporation,
Mansfield Metal Center, Mansfield, Ohio, supplies component parts
for motor vehicles and a loss of business with a manufacturer of
motor vehicles whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or
threat of separation of workers at General Motors Corporation,
Mansfield Metal Center, Mansfield, Ohio.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that workers of the subject firm
possess skills that are easily transferable to other positions in
the local area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of General Motors
Corporation, Mansfield Metal Center, Mansfield, Ohio, 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 General Motors Corporation, Mansfield Metal
Center, Mansfield, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 3, 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."
I further determine that all workers of General Motors
Corporation, Mansfield Metal Center, Mansfield, Ohio, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade assistance under section
246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 27th day of March 2007

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