DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,564

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
GLOBAL PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN DIVISION
WARREN, 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, 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 11, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a state workforce official on behalf of
workers of General Motors Corporation, Global Purchasing and Supply
Chain Division, Warren, Michigan. The workers are engaged in
purchasing and supply chain management activities such as
purchasing support, development of production schedules, and
coordination of inbound and outbound materials in support of
production by the firm.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from March 2008 to March 2009.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
increased aggregate U.S. imports of vehicles like or directly
competitive with those produced by General Motors at the Doraville
Assembly Plant in Doraville, Georgia, and the Shreveport Assembly
Plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. Workers at those locations are
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
petition numbers TA-W-63,941 and TA-W-63,797, respectively.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 those produced by General Motors
Doraville, Georgia and Shreveport, Louisiana, contributed 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 General Motors Corporation, Global Purchasing
and Supply Chain Management, Warren, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 12, 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 in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of April 2009


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance