DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,524
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION
STERLING, VIRGINIA

TA-W-64,524A
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

TA-W-64,524B
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
LA GUARDIA AIRPORT
LINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

TA-W-64,524C
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
LINE MAINTENANCE DIVISION
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

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 24, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Local 210, on behalf of workers of United Airlines,
Inc., Dulles International Airport, Line Maintenance Division,
Sterling, Virginia (TA-W-64,524), John F. Kennedy International
Airport, Line Maintenance Division, New York, New York (TA-W-
64,524A), La Guardia Airport, Line Maintenance Division, New York,
New York (TA-W-64,524B), and Newark International Airport, Line
Maintenance Division, Newark, New Jersey (TA-W-64,524C). The
workers are engaged in aircraft maintenance activities, including
repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Workers of the Dulles International Airport (TA-W-64,524) were
previously denied eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance on November 18, 2005 under TA-W-58,129V.
Workers of the John F. Kennedy International Airport (TA-W-
64,524A) were previously denied eligibility to apply for trade
adjustment assistance on November 18, 2005 under TA-W-58,129M.
Workers of the La Guardia Airport (TA-W-64,524B) were
previously denied eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance on November 18, 2005 under TA-W-58,129N.
Workers of the Newark International Airport (TA-W-64,524C)
were previously denied eligibility to apply for trade adjustment
assistance on November 18, 2005 under TA-W-58,129L.
This investigation revealed that United Airlines, Inc., Dulles
International Airport, Line Maintenance Division, Sterling,
Virginia (TA-W-64,524), John F. Kennedy International Airport, Line
Maintenance Division, New York, New York (TA-W-64,524A), La Guardia
Airport, Line Maintenance Division, New York, New York (TA-W-
64,524B), and Newark International Airport, Line Maintenance
Division, Newark, New Jersey (TA-W-64,524C), do not produce an
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., Dulles International Airport, Line Maintenance Division,
Sterling, Virginia (TA-W-64,524), John F. Kennedy International
Airport, Line Maintenance Division, New York, New York (TA-W-
64,524A), La Guardia Airport, Line Maintenance Division, New York,
New York (TA-W-64,524B), and Newark International Airport, Line
Maintenance Division, Newark, New Jersey (TA-W-64,524C) 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