Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 11/29/2009
Filed Date: 10/13/2009
Most Recent Update: 02/24/2010
Determination Date: 02/24/2010
Expiration Date: 02/24/2012
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,565
ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BOSCH MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HUFFMASTER INC.,
AND WILLIAMSON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on February 24, 2010, applicable to
workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased workers of
Bosch Management Services North America, South Haven Community
Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson Employment Services,
St. Joseph, Michigan. The notice will be published soon in the
Federal Register.
At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of automotive brakes.
The review shows that on September 24, 2007, a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
was issued for all workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-
site leased workers of Bosch Management Services North America,
South Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, separated from employment on or after June
9, 2007 through November 28, 2009. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on December 11, 2007 (72 FR 70345).
In order to avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the
Department is amending the September 16, 2008 impact date
established for TA-W-72,565, to read November 29, 2009.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,337 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased
workers of Bosch Management Services North America, South
Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 29, 2009,
through February 24, 2012, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of March, 2010
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,565
ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF BOSCH MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HUFFMASTER
INC., AND WILLIAMSON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act“), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers’ firm or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
II. the workers’ firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer
to a firm that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such
supply or production is related to the article or
service that was the basis for such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and the component
parts it supplied to the firm described in paragraph
(2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the
production or sales of the workers’ firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers’ firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
the workers’ separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the
term “Supplier” as “a firm that produces and supplies directly
to another firm component parts for articles, or services used
in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as
the case may be, that were the basis for a certification of
eligibility under subsection (a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of
a group of workers employed by such other firm.”
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on September 16, 2009 by the United Automobile, Aerospace
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local 383
on behalf of workers of Robert Bosch LLC, St. Joseph, Michigan.
The workers produce automotive brakes. The worker group includes
on-site leased workers from Bosch Management Services North
America, South Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster, Inc., and
Williamson Employment Services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Robert Bosch LLC
who are engaged in employment related to production of
automotive brakes meet the criteria as Suppliers for secondary
worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion
of the workers have been separated or are threatened with
separation during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Robert Bosch
LLC produced and sold automotive brakes to firms that employed
worker groups that are covered by TAA-certifications to be
incorporated into trucks and automobiles.
Criterion III has been met because the loss of business
by Roberts Bosch LLC with the TAA-certified firms contributed
importantly to worker separations at the St. Joseph, Michigan
facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Robert Bosch LLC, St.
Joseph, Michigan, who are engaged in employment related to
production of automotive brakes meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased
workers of Bosch Management Services North America, South
Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster, Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, St. Joseph, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 16, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 24th day of February, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,565
ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM BOSCH MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HUFFMASTER INC.,
AND WILLIAMSON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act”), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on February 24, 2010, applicable to
workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased workers of
Bosch Management Services North America, South Haven Community
Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson Employment Services,
St. Joseph, Michigan. The notice will be published soon in the
Federal Register.
At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of automotive brakes.
The review shows that on September 24, 2007, a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
was issued for all workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-
site leased workers of Bosch Management Services North America,
South Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, separated from employment on or after June
9, 2007 through November 28, 2009. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on December 11, 2007 (72 FR 70345).
In order to avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the
Department is amending the September 16, 2008 impact date
established for TA-W-72,565, to read November 29, 2009.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,337 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased
workers of Bosch Management Services North America, South
Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 29, 2009,
through February 24, 2012, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the
date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 31st day of March, 2010
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-72,565
ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF BOSCH MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HUFFMASTER
INC., AND WILLIAMSON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (“Act“), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(c), can be
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
I. a significant number or proportion of the workers in
the workers’ firm or an appropriate subdivision of the
firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially
separated;
II. the workers’ firm is a Supplier or Downstream Producer
to a firm that employed a group of workers who
received a certification of eligibility under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), and such
supply or production is related to the article or
service that was the basis for such certification; and
III. either
(A) the workers’ firm is a supplier and the component
parts it supplied to the firm described in paragraph
(2) accounted for at least 20 percent of the
production or sales of the workers’ firm; or
(B) a loss of business by the workers’ firm with the firm
described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to
the workers’ separation or threat of separation.
Section 222(d) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(d), defines the
term “Supplier” as “a firm that produces and supplies directly
to another firm component parts for articles, or services used
in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as
the case may be, that were the basis for a certification of
eligibility under subsection (a) [of Section 222 of the Act] of
a group of workers employed by such other firm.”
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on September 16, 2009 by the United Automobile, Aerospace
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local 383
on behalf of workers of Robert Bosch LLC, St. Joseph, Michigan.
The workers produce automotive brakes. The worker group includes
on-site leased workers from Bosch Management Services North
America, South Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster, Inc., and
Williamson Employment Services.
The investigation revealed that workers of Robert Bosch LLC
who are engaged in employment related to production of
automotive brakes meet the criteria as Suppliers for secondary
worker certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant proportion
of the workers have been separated or are threatened with
separation during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been met because workers of Robert Bosch
LLC produced and sold automotive brakes to firms that employed
worker groups that are covered by TAA-certifications to be
incorporated into trucks and automobiles.
Criterion III has been met because the loss of business
by Roberts Bosch LLC with the TAA-certified firms contributed
importantly to worker separations at the St. Joseph, Michigan
facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Robert Bosch LLC, St.
Joseph, Michigan, who are engaged in employment related to
production of automotive brakes meet the worker group
certification criteria under Section 222(c) of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2272(c). In accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19
U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
“All workers of Robert Bosch LLC, including on-site leased
workers of Bosch Management Services North America, South
Haven Community Hospital, Huffmaster, Inc., and Williamson
Employment Services, St. Joseph, Michigan, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 16, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 24th day of February, 2010
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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