DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,043

INNERTECH-SHREVEPORT: DECOMA INTERNATIONAL
A DIVISION OF MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
JEAN SIMPSON AND CAREER ADVENTURES
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

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 15, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Innertech-Shreveport: Decoma International,
a division of Magna International, Shreveport, Louisiana. The
workers produce instrument panels and parts sequencing.
The investigation revealed that Innertech-Shreveport: Decoma
International, a division of Magna International, Shreveport,
Louisiana supplies component parts for automotive vehicles, and
at least 20 percent of its production or sales are supplied to a
manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance.
Employment at the Shreveport location declined during the
relevant period.
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 Innertech-Shreveport:
Decoma International, a division of Magna International, including
on-site workers of Jean Simpson and Career Adventures, Shreveport,
Louisiana, 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 Innertech-Shreveport: Decoma International, a
division of Magna International, including on-site workers of
Jean Simpson and Career Adventures, Shreveport, Louisiana, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 12, 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 10th day of October 2008.


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