DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,320

TK HOLDINGS/MOSES LAKE INFLATOR OPERATIONS
AIRBAG INFLATOR WORKERS
MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON

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, 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 17, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
producing air bag inflators at TK Holdings, Inc./Moses Lake
Inflator Operations, Moses Lake, Washington. The workers produce
air bag inflators and are separately identifiable from others at
the Moses Lake location.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted all
production of air bag inflators from Moses Lake to Mexico following
the reconstruction of the manufactory in Mexico.
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 {1} has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the number of workers employed
within the petitioning group who were 50 years of age or older
was not significant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers producing air bag inflators at TK Holdings,
Inc./Moses Lake Inflator Operations, Moses Lake, Washington
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 16, 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 producing air bag
inflators at TK Holdings, Inc./Moses Lake Inflator
Operations, Moses Lake, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 4th day of May 2007


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance