DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,801

DAKKOTA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ENCORE STAFFING AND AEROTEK
AUTOMOTIVE
KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI

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 in response to a petition
received on August 4, 2008, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC, including on-
site leased workers of Encore Staffing and AeroTek Automotive,
Kirkwood, Missouri, Kirkwood, Missouri. The workers produce
dashboards for mini-vans. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
has declined.
Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC, Kirkwood, Missouri, supplies
component parts for mini-vans, 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 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 Dakkota Integrated
Systems, LLC, Kirkwood, Missouri, 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 Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC, including on-
site leased workers from Encore Staffing and AeroTek
Automotive, Kirkwood, Missouri, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 1,
2007, 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 18th day of August 2008


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