DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,656

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP
CAB SYSTEMS DIVISION
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

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 March 23, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Commercial Vehicle Group, Cab Systems Division, Vancouver,
Washington. The workers produce interior components for heavy duty
trucks.
The subject firm was previously certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on March 27, 2007. That
certification expired on March 27, 2009.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm supplied
components for heavy duty trucks and a loss of business with a
manufacturer of heavy duty trucks whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed importantly
to the separation or threat of separation of workers at Commercial
Vehicle Group, Cab Systems Division, Vancouver, Washington.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 workers of Commercial Vehicle
Group, Cab Systems Division, Vancouver, Washington, 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 Commercial Vehicle Group, Cab Systems
Division, Vancouver, Washington, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 28, 2009
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."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of April, 2009
/s/ Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance