Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/08/2007
Filed Date: 09/16/2008
Most Recent Update: 10/31/2008
Determination Date: 10/31/2008
Expiration Date: 10/31/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,058
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS VENTRA
IONIA, 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 31, 2008,
applicable to workers of Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67209).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of light truck bumper assemblies,
grills and service parts for the automotive industry.
The company reports that in July 2009, Ventra purchased
Meridian Automotive Systems and is now known as Ventra.
Accordingly, this certification is being amended to include
workers at Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan whose
wages are reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax
account name for Ventra.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected as an
upstream supplier to a trade certified primary firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,058 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Meridian Automotive Systems, currently known
as Ventra, Ionia, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 8, 2007,
through October 31, 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 April 2010
/s/ Richard Church
________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,058
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
IONIA, 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 16, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Meridian
Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan. The workers produce light
truck bumper assemblies, grills, and service parts for the
automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that Meridian Automotive Systems,
Ionia, Michigan supplies component parts for automobiles and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of automobiles whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at
Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan.
In addition, 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 Meridian Automotive
Systems, Ionia, 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 Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 8, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974and 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 31st day of October 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,058
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS VENTRA
IONIA, 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 31, 2008,
applicable to workers of Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia,
Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67209).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of light truck bumper assemblies,
grills and service parts for the automotive industry.
The company reports that in July 2009, Ventra purchased
Meridian Automotive Systems and is now known as Ventra.
Accordingly, this certification is being amended to include
workers at Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan whose
wages are reported under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax
account name for Ventra.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected as an
upstream supplier to a trade certified primary firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,058 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Meridian Automotive Systems, currently known
as Ventra, Ionia, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 8, 2007,
through October 31, 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 April 2010
/s/ Richard Church
________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,058
MERIDIAN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
IONIA, 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 16, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Meridian
Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan. The workers produce light
truck bumper assemblies, grills, and service parts for the
automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that Meridian Automotive Systems,
Ionia, Michigan supplies component parts for automobiles and a loss
of business with a manufacturer of automobiles whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of workers at
Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan.
In addition, 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 Meridian Automotive
Systems, Ionia, 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 Meridian Automotive Systems, Ionia, Michigan
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after September 8, 2007, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974and 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 31st day of October 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole
__________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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