DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,688

SALINE METAL SYSTEMS, LLC
SALINE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM PHOENIX SERVICES, LLC,
AEROTEK, AND RODDY STAFFING.
SALINE, MICHIGAN

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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 15, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Saline Metal Systems, LLC, Saline Division, Saline, Michigan.
Workers at the subject firm produce automotive metal stampings and
assemblies.
The subject firm also leases some workers from Phoenix
Services, LLC, Aerotek, and Roddy Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined comparing January through May 2007 with the same time
period one year prior.
The subject firm is shifting portions of its automotive metal
stampings and assemblies manufacturing from Saline, Michigan to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 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 of Saline Metal Systems, LLC, Saline Division,
Saline, Michigan including on-site leased workers from Phoenix
Services, LLC, Aerotek, and Roddy Staffing who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 14,
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 in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of July 2007


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