DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,323

WOODBRIDGE CORPORATION
BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN

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 February 20, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by Unite Here!, Local 1871, on behalf
of workers of Woodbridge Corporation, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The
workers produce polyurethane foam seating for the automotive
industry.
Employment at the subject firm declined from 2008 through
January 2009.
The investigation revealed that Woodbridge Corporation,
Brodhead, Wisconsin supplies component parts for automotive seats,
and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is supplied to a
automotive seat producer whose workers were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance.
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 Woodbridge Corporation,
Brodhead, Wisconsin, 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 Woodbridge Corporation, Brodhead, Wisconsin,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 16, 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 March 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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