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TAW-65057  /  Dana Holding Corporation (Mc Kenzie, TN)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/30/2008
Filed Date: 02/02/2009
Most Recent Update: 02/27/2009
Determination Date: 02/27/2009
Expiration Date: 02/27/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,057

DANA HOLDING CORPORATION
SEALING PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
MCKENZIE, TENNESSEE

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, 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.
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 February 2, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Dana Holding Corporation, Sealing Products Division,
McKenzie, Tennessee. Workers at the subject firm produce rubber
gaskets and airducts for the automotive industry. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased workers from Manpower.

Employment at the subject firm declined during January 2009
when compared to January 2008.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted the production of rubber
gaskets and airducts to a country (Mexico) that is 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 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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Dana Holding Corporation, Sealing Products
Division, McKenzie, Tennessee, including on-site leased
workers from Manpower, who become totally separated from
employment on or after January 30, 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 27th day of February 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole

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