DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,296

DELPHI CORPORATION
POWERTRAIN DIVISION
OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN

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 October 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Delphi Corporation, Powertrain Division, Oak Creek,
Wisconsin. The workers produce catalytic converters for
automobiles.
The subject worker group is separately identifiable from
workers in the Electronics & Safety Division at the same location.
The Electronics & Safety Division workers are addressed by petition
number TA-W-62,297.
The investigation revealed that employment in the division
declined between 2005 and 2006 and in January through September
2007 when compared with the same period in 2006.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production of
catalytic converters to a country (Mexico) which is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 Delphi Corporation, Powertrain Division, Oak
Creek, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 3, 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 17th of October 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance