DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,618

INTIER SEATING SYSTEMS
A SUBSIDIARY OF MAGNA, INC.
LEWISBERG SEATING SYSTEMS DIVISION
LEWISBERG, TENNESSEE

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 June 4, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations Tennessee Labor Council on
behalf of workers of Intier Seating Systems, a subsidiary of
Magna, Inc., Lewisberg Seating Systems Division, Lewisberg,
Tennessee. The workers produced automotive seating.
Employment at the subject firm declined absolutely in March
2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplies
component parts for automobiles, and at least 20 percent of its
production or sales are supplied to a manufacturer whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance.
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 of Intier Seating
Systems, a subsidiary of Magna, Inc., Lewisberg Seating Systems
Division, Lewisberg, Tennessee 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 Intier Seating Systems, a subsidiary of
Magna, Inc., Lewisberg Seating Systems Division, Lewisberg,
Tennessee, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 1, 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 7th day of June 2007

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