Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 12/10/2007
Filed Date: 12/11/2008
Most Recent Update: 01/15/2009
Determination Date: 01/15/2009
Expiration Date: 01/15/2011
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,646
CHRYSLER, LLC
STERLING STAMPING PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CARAVAN KNIGHT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLC
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 15, 2009,
applicable to workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
Sterling Heights, Michigan. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 2, 2009 (74 FR 5870).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
assemble automotive vehicle; specifically the production of metal
automotive stampings.
New information shows that workers leased from Caravan
Knight Facilities Management LLC were employed on-site at the,
Sterling Heights, Michigan location of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling
Stamping Plant. The Department has determined that these workers
were sufficiently under the control of the subject firm to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Caravan Knight
Facilities Management LLC working on-site at the Sterling
Heights, Michigan location of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping
Plant.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,646 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
including on-site leased workers from Caravan Knight
Facilities Management LLC, Sterling Heights, Michigan,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 2007, through
January 15, 2011, 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 4th day of March 2010
/s/ Richard Church
__________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,646
CHRYSLER, LLC
STERLING STAMPING PLANT
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
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 its 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, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, Local 1264, on behalf of workers of Chrysler, LLC,
Sterling Stamping Plant, Sterling Heights, Michigan. The workers
are engaged in the production of metal automotive stampings, a
substantial portion of which are shipped to an affiliated plant
where they are used in the assembly of automotive vehicles.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
Sterling Stamping Plant declined from 2006 to 2007 and in January
through November 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.
The subject workers were part of an integrated production
process supporting automotive vehicle production at two Chrysler
LLC affiliates, the St. Louis North Assembly Plant, Fenton,
Missouri, and the Manufacturing Truck and Activity Division,
Jefferson North Assembly Plant, Detroit, Michigan. Workers at these
two facilities were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance. Workers at the Sterling Stamping Plant are affected by
the same factors that led to the certification of the workers
engaged in the production of automobiles at the affiliated assembly
plants.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with automotive vehicles produced by
the subject firm or subdivision contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
Sterling Heights, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 10, 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 15th day of January 2009
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,646
CHRYSLER, LLC
STERLING STAMPING PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
CARAVAN KNIGHT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLC
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 15, 2009,
applicable to workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
Sterling Heights, Michigan. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 2, 2009 (74 FR 5870).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
assemble automotive vehicle; specifically the production of metal
automotive stampings.
New information shows that workers leased from Caravan
Knight Facilities Management LLC were employed on-site at the,
Sterling Heights, Michigan location of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling
Stamping Plant. The Department has determined that these workers
were sufficiently under the control of the subject firm to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Caravan Knight
Facilities Management LLC working on-site at the Sterling
Heights, Michigan location of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping
Plant.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,646 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
including on-site leased workers from Caravan Knight
Facilities Management LLC, Sterling Heights, Michigan,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 2007, through
January 15, 2011, 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 4th day of March 2010
/s/ Richard Church
__________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-64,646
CHRYSLER, LLC
STERLING STAMPING PLANT
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
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 its 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, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America, Local 1264, on behalf of workers of Chrysler, LLC,
Sterling Stamping Plant, Sterling Heights, Michigan. The workers
are engaged in the production of metal automotive stampings, a
substantial portion of which are shipped to an affiliated plant
where they are used in the assembly of automotive vehicles.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
Sterling Stamping Plant declined from 2006 to 2007 and in January
through November 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.
The subject workers were part of an integrated production
process supporting automotive vehicle production at two Chrysler
LLC affiliates, the St. Louis North Assembly Plant, Fenton,
Missouri, and the Manufacturing Truck and Activity Division,
Jefferson North Assembly Plant, Detroit, Michigan. Workers at these
two facilities were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance. Workers at the Sterling Stamping Plant are affected by
the same factors that led to the certification of the workers
engaged in the production of automobiles at the affiliated assembly
plants.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with automotive vehicles produced by
the subject firm or subdivision contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Chrysler, LLC, Sterling Stamping Plant,
Sterling Heights, Michigan, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 10, 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 15th day of January 2009
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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