DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,448

INTEGRAM ST. LOUIS SEATING
INTIER AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
DIVISION OF MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
PACIFIC, MISSOURI

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Eligibility to Apply for
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 November 13, 2007,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Integram St. Louis Seating, Intier
Automotive Division, Division of Magna International,
Pacific, Missouri. The workers are engaged in the
production of minivan seats and seating components.
The investigation revealed that employment
separations at the subject plant are related to a shift
in production of Minivan seats and seating components
to Canada, a country that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 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 conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Integram St. Louis Seating, Intier
Automotive Division, Division of Magna International,
Pacific, Missouri to Canada of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the minivan seats and seating
components produced by that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Integram St. Louis Seating, Intier
Automotive Division, Division of Magna International,
Pacific, Missouri who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 9,
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 3rd day of January, 2008

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