DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,362

LEAR CORPORATION
GLOBAL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS DIVISION
ZANESVILLE, OHIO

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 (ATAA), 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 on November 3, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by workers of Lear Corporation, Global
Electrical and Electronics Division, Zanesville, Ohio. The workers
produce automotive electrical switches and electronic modules.
The subject worker group is under an existing TAA
certification that will expire on December 29, 2008.
The investigation revealed that there was a shift in
production of articles like or directly competitive with those
produced at the subject firm to Mexico, a country party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production of
articles like or directly competitive with automotive electrical
switches and electronic modules from the subject worker group's
firm or subdivision to Mexico, a country party to a free trade
agreement with the United States. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:







"All workers of Lear Corporation, Global Electrical and
Electronics Division, Zanesville, Ohio who become totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 30,
2008 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 21st day of November 2008


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