DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,292

SYNCREON.US
formerly known as TDS.US
JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY OPERATION
DETROIT, MICHIGAN

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 May 1, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Syncreon.US,
formerly known as TDS.US, Jefferson North Assembly Operation,
Detroit, Michigan. The workers produced door and trim kits.
Employment at the subject firm declined significantly
during the January through May 2008 period over the
corresponding 2007 period.
The investigation revealed that Syncreon.US, formerly known
as TDS.US, Jefferson North Assembly Operation, Detroit, Michigan
supplies component parts for motor vehicles, and at least 20
percent of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 determine that workers of Syncreon.US, formerly
known as TDS.US, Jefferson North Assembly Operation, Detroit,
Michigan 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 Syncreon.US, formerly known as TDS.US,
Jefferson North Assembly Operation, Detroit, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 29, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 13th day of May 2008


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance