DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,963
FISHER CORPORATION
TROY, MICHIGAN

TA-W-63,963A
FISHER CORPORATION
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN

TA-W-63,963B
FISHER CORPORATION
ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN

Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 11, 2008,
applicable to Fisher Corporation, Troy, Michigan. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2008 (73 FR
186).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that the company official filed for additional
locations of Fisher Corporation including workers of 6550
Progress Dr., Sterling Heights, Michigan and 33195 Harper Ave.,
St. Clair Shores, Michigan locations. The impacted employees of
Fisher Corporation produced formed metal automotive component
parts.
The added locations of Fisher Corporation were not under
existing certifications one year prior to the date on the current
petition. There are multiple locations of Fisher Corporation in
St. Clair Shores, Michigan. One location is currently certified
under TA-W-63,529 and expires on June 30, 2010 and covers workers
who produced recliner mechanisms for automobile seats.
The Department is amending this certification to include all
impacted employees of Fisher Corporation, 6550 Progress Dr.,
Sterling Heights, Michigan and 33195 Harper Ave., St. Clair
Shores, Michigan that produced like or directly competitive
articles as the Troy location and served the same customer base.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers engaged in activities related to the production of
formed metal automotive component parts of Fisher Corporation who
were adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,963 is hereby
issued as follows:





"All workers of Fisher Corporation located in Troy,
Michigan (TA-W-63,963), who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 29,
2008 through September 11, 2010 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.
All workers of Fisher Corporation, Sterling Heights,
Michigan (TA-W-63,963A) and Fisher Corporation, 33195
Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores, Michigan (TA-W-63,963B),
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 1, 2007 through
September 11, 2010 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 19th day of May 2009.

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

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,963

FISHER CORPORATION
TROY, 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 September 2, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Fisher Corporation, Troy, Michigan. The workers produce
formed metal automotive component parts. The workers are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
formed metal automotive component parts used in the production of
recliner mechanisms for automobile seats to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment
assistance. Decreased sales to the primary firm contributed
importantly to workers’ separations or threat thereof workers at
the subject firm during the relevant period.
The workers of Fisher Corporation were previously certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance as adversely
affected secondary workers under TA-W-60,063. That certification
expires September 28, 2008.
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 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 Fisher Corporation,
Troy, 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 Fisher Corporation, Troy, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 29, 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 eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 11th day of September 2008.


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







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