DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,474

SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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 November 16, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Siemens VDO
Automotive Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama. The workers
produce interior automotive electronic parts.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in production of interior automotive electronic parts to
a country (Mexico) that is 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 a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like
or directly competitive with the interior automotive electronic
parts produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:

"All workers of Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation,
Huntsville, Alabama, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 14, 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 4th day of February, 2008


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