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TAW-61229  /  Aurra Industries (Edmond, OK)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/14/2006
Filed Date: 04/02/2007
Most Recent Update: 04/10/2007
Determination Date: 04/10/2007
Expiration Date: 04/10/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,229

AURRA INDUSTRIES
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UNIT PARTS COMPANY
A REMY INC. COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
CHASE STAFFING, EXPRESS PERSONNEL, SUNBELT STAFFING,
RESOURCE MANUFACTURING, ADECCO, AND OASIS STAFFING
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA

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 2, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by the a company official on behalf
of workers at Aurra Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Unit Parts Company, a Remy Inc. Company, Edmond, Oklahoma, the
workers produce automotive regulators and rectifiers.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employs
on-site leased workers from Chase Staffing, Express Personnel,
Sunbelt Staffing, Resource Manufacturing, Adecco, and Oasis
Staffing.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of
automotive regulators and rectifiers to Mexico, a country that
is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Aurra Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Unit Parts Company, a Remy Inc. Company, Edmond, Oklahoma to
Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with
the automotive regulators and rectifiers produced by that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Aurra Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Unit Parts Company, a Remy Inc. Company, Edmond,
Oklahoma, including on-site leased workers of Chase
Staffing, Express Personnel, Sunbelt Staffing, Resource
Manufacturing, Adecco, and Oasis Staffing at Aurra
Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unit Parts
Company, a Remy Inc. Company, Edmond, Oklahoma who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 14, 2006, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 10th day of April, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance