DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-64,196

MARTINREA
HEAVY STAMPING DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL
SHELBYVILLE, KENTUCKY

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 October 9, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Martinrea, Heavy
Stamping Division, a subsidiary of Martinrea International,
Shelbyville, Kentucky. Workers at the subject firm are engaged in
activities related to the production of metal stamped and welded
steel structural auto parts. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject plant during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that Martinrea, Heavy Stamping
Division, a subsidiary of Martinrea International, Shelbyville,
Kentucky, supplies component parts for the Ford Explorer, the
Sport Trac, and the Mercury Mountaineer, and at least 20 percent
of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance.
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 Martinrea, Heavy
Stamping Division, a subsidiary of Martinrea International,
Shelbyville, Kentucky 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 that Martinrea, Heavy Stamping Division, a
subsidiary of Martinrea International, Shelbyville, Kentucky,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 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 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 November 2008

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