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TAW-64013  /  Saia Burgess Automotive, Inc. (Cary, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 09/09/2007
Filed Date: 09/10/2008
Most Recent Update: 09/30/2008
Determination Date: 09/30/2008
Expiration Date: 09/30/2010

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,013

SAIA-BURGESS AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK, WESTAFF, AND SELECT STAFFING
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA

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 September 10, 2008, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Saia Burgess Automotive Inc., Cary, North
Carolina. The workers produced automotive solenoids, switches,
plastic molded parts, and HVAC actuators. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of automotive solenoids, switches, plastic molded parts,
and HVAC actuators abroad, and anticipated continuing imports of
these products into 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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:


"All workers of Saia Burgess Automotive Inc., including leased
workers of Aerotek, Westaff, and Select Staffing, Cary, North
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 9, 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 30th day of September 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance