DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,059

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
DBA HOOVER UNIVERSAL
SHREVERPORT AE FACILITY (MANUFACTURING PLANT)
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 16, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Johnson Controls, Inc., dba Hoover
Universal, Shreveport AE Facility (Manufacturing Plant),
Shreveport, Louisiana. The workers produce seating for vehicles.
The investigation revealed that Johnson Controls, Inc., dba
Hoover Universal, Shreveport AE Facility (Manufacturing Plant),
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 and production at
the subject facility 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 Johnson Controls, Inc.,
dba Hoover Universal, Shreveport AE Facility (Manufacturing Plant),
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 Johnson Controls, Inc., dba Hoover Universal,
Shreveport AE Facility (Manufacturing Plant), Shreveport,
Louisiana, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 29, 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