Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,114

TRAER MANUFACTURING
A SUBSIDIARY OF COSMA BODY SYSTEMS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER AND USA STAFFING
TRAER, IOWA

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 September 7, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Traer Manufacturing, A subsidiary of Cosma Body Systems,
Traer, Iowa. Workers at the subject facility produce automotive
parts, in particular stampings and assemblies.
The investigation revealed Traer Manufacturing also leased
workers from Manpower and USA Staffing.

The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined during January through August 2007 when compared
with the same period of the previous year.
The investigation revealed that Traer Manufacturing, A
subsidiary of Cosma Body Systems, Traer, Iowa, supplies components
and a loss of business with an automobile manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of separation
of workers at Traer Manufacturing, A subsidiary of Cosma Body
Systems, Traer, Iowa.
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.
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 determine that workers of Traer Manufacturing, A
subsidiary of Cosma Body Systems, Traer, Iowa, 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 Traer Manufacturing, A subsidiary of Cosma
Body Systems, Traer, Iowa, including on-site leased workers
from Manpower and USA Staffing, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 5,
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 4th day of October 2007

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