DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,523

KAUTEX, INC.
WILMINGTON DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXTRON, INC.
WILMINGTON, 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 (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 24, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2540 on behalf of workers
of Kautex, Inc., Wilmington Division, a subsidiary of Textron,
Inc., Wilmington, Ohio. The workers produce fuel filler systems
for the automotive industry.
The investigation revealed that Kautex, Inc., Wilmington
Division, a subsidiary of Textron, Inc., Wilmington, Ohio supplies
component parts for motor vehicles and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of motor vehicles whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Kautex,
Inc., Wilmington Division, a subsidiary of Textron, Inc.,
Wilmington, Ohio.
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 workers of Kautex, Inc., Wilmington
Division, a subsidiary of Textron, Inc., Wilmington, Ohio 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 Kautex, Inc., Wilmington Division, a
subsidiary of Textron, Inc., Wilmington, Ohio who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 21, 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 16th day of December 2008


/s/Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance