DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,829

COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ABB, INCORPORATED
DIVERSCO, INCORPORATED, PEPI FOOD SERVICES,
GUARDMARK, LLC, SELECT STAFFING, KANN ENTERPRISES,
MOR-PPM INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES,
AND AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
ALBANY, 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 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 7, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Albany, Georgia. Workers at the
subject firm produce tires for the automotive industry.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
ABB, Incorporated, Diversco, Incorporated, Pepi Food Services,
Guardmark, LLC, Select Staffing, KANN Enterprises, MOR-PPM
Industrial Maintenance and Support Services, and Automation and
Control Technologies Limited.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of workers
at the subject firm have become or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
shifted its production of tires to Mexico, a country party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
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 division 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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or
directly competitive with those produced by the firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company including on-
site leased workers from ABB, Incorporated, Diversco,
Incorporated, Pepi Food Services, Guardmark, LLC, Select
Staffing, KANN Enterprises, MOR-PPM Industrial Maintenance and
Support Services, and Automation and Control Technologies
Limited, Albany, Georgia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 5, 2008, 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 6th day of February 2009

/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance