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TAW-61707A  /  Diversco Integrated Service & Haas Total Chemical (Cape Girardeau, MO)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/18/2006
Filed Date: 06/19/2007
Most Recent Update: 07/23/2007
Determination Date: 07/23/2007
Expiration Date: 07/23/2009

Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,707

DANA CORPORATION
TORQUE-TRACTION MANUFACTURING, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
DIVERSCO INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC. AND
HAAS TOTAL CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on July 23, 2007,
applicable to workers of Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction
Manufacturing, Inc., Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2007 (72 FR
44865). The certification was amended on October 1, 2007 include
on-site leased workers. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on October 5, 2007 (72 FR 57069-57070)
On our own motion, the Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the
production of a variety of automotive axle components.
New information shows that leased workers of Diversco
Integrated Services, Inc. and Haas Total Chemical Management,
Inc. were employed on-site at the Cape Girardeau, Missouri
location of Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction Manufacturing, Inc.
The Department has determined that these workers were
sufficiently under the control of Dana Corporation, Torque-
Traction Manufacturing, Inc. to be considered leased workers.
The same worker group of Dana Corporation was under a
previous certification that remained in effect until July 29,
2007; therefore the current impact date will read July 30, 2007.
Since leased workers were not included in the now expired
certification, their impact date will reach back a full year from
the original petition date and will read June 18, 2006.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Diversco Integrated
Services, Inc., and Haas Total Chemical Management, Inc. working
on-site at the Cape Girardeau, Missouri location of the subject
firm and clarify the eligibility dates.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction
Manufacturing, Inc., Torque-Traction Manufacturing, Inc. Cape
Girardeau, Missouri who were adversely affected by a shift in
production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,707 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction
Manufacturing, Inc., Cape Girardeau, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after July 30, 2007, through July 23, 2009, 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.”
And;
"All on-site leased workers of Diversco Integrated
Services, Inc., and Haas Total Chemical Management,
Inc. working at Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction
Manufacturing, Inc, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after June 18, 2006, through July 23, 2009, 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 5th day of October 2007

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,707

DANA CORPORATION
TORQUE-TRACTION MANUFACTURING, INC.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI

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), 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 19, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction Mfg. Inc., Cape Girardeau,
Missouri. The workers at the subject facility produce a variety of
automotive axle components and are not separately identifiable by
specific product.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to a shift in production of automotive
axle components to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
The same worker group is under a current certification that
will expire on July 29, 2007 (TA-W-57,406).
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-
gation, 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 of Dana Corporation, Torque-Traction Mfg. Inc.,
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after July 30, 2007 through
two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act
of 1974 under Section 246 of the Trade act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance unde4r Section 246 of the trade Act of 1974.”
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 23rd day of July, 2007


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





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