DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,631

HOOVER UNIVERSAL
A SUBSIDIARY OF JOHNSON CONTROLS INC.
WEST CARROLLTON DIVISION
WEST CARROLLTON, OHIO

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 June 30, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Hoover Universal, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls Inc., West
Carrollton Division, West Carrollton, Ohio. The workers are
engaged in the production of automotive seats and headliners.

All workers of Johnson Controls Inc. including on-site leased
workers from Manpower, West Carrollton, Ohio are certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under petition TA-W-59,784 which
expires on August 10, 2008.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2006 to 2007, and declined again in January through
June 2008, when compared to the same period of 2007.
The investigation revealed that Hoover Universal, a subsidiary
of Johnson Controls Inc., West Carrollton Division, West
Carrollton, Ohio supplies component parts for automobiles, and at
least 20 percent of its production or sales are supplied to an auto
assembly firm whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment.
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 Hoover Universal, a
subsidiary of Johnson Controls Inc., West Carrollton Division, West
Carrollton, Ohio 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 Hoover Universal, a subsidiary of Johnson
Controls Inc., West Carrollton Division, West Carrollton,
Ohio, who become totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 11, 2008, 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 23rd day of July 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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