DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,497

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION
PORTLAND, OREGON

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on November 21, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local 986, on behalf of workers of United Air Lines,
Inc., Portland International Airport, Line Maintenance Division,
Portland, Oregon. The workers are engaged in aircraft maintenance
activities, including repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
The investigation revealed that United Airlines, Inc.,
Portland International Airport, Line Maintenance Division,
Portland, Oregon, does not produce and article within the meaning
of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking certification (or
on whose behalf certification is being sought) must work for a
"firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces an article
domestically and there must be a relationship between the workers'
work and the article produced by the workers' firm or appropriate
subdivision. The maintenance workers do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically and
thus the worker group cannot be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
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 worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since the
workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers cannot
be certified eligible for ATAA.









Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of United Airlines,
Inc., Portland International Airport, Line Maintenance Division,
Portland, Oregon are denied eligibility to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
denied eligibility 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 December 2008

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance