DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,081

MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPOSITES OPERATIONS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
JACKSON, OHIO

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 August 31, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America on behalf
of workers at Meridian Automotive Systems Composites Operations,
Inc., Jackson, Ohio. The workers produce composite products for
motor vehicles.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are in part related to a shift in production of
composite products for motor vehicles by Meridian Automotive
Systems, Inc. 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 possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 of Meridian Automotive Systems Composites
Operations, Inc., a subsidiary of Meridian Automotive Systems,
Inc., Jackson, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 30, 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 1st day of October, 2007.

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