DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,376

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE DIVISION
SUWANEE, GEORGIA

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 November 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the Georgia State Workforce
Office on behalf of workers of Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Automotive Experience Division, Suwanee, Georgia. The workers
produced automotive seats and headliners.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the relevant period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
supplied component parts utilized in the production of
automotive vehicles, and at least 20 percent of its sales are
supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
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., Automotive Experience Division, Suwanee, Georgia 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., Automotive
Experience Division, Suwanee, Georgia who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after November 5,
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 30th day of January 2009

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