DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-81,231

AUTODIE, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF CHRYSLER, LLC
GRAND RAPIDS, 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(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers’ firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 10, 2012 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Autodie, LLC, a subsidiary of Chrysler, LLC, Grand
Rapids, Michigan (Autodie). The workers’ firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of metal forming dies.
The worker group, Autodie, was certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) under petition number
TA-W-72,241, which expires on March 3, 2012.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers’ firm and the firm’s customer.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers’ firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and production of metal forming dies by Autodie have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
article produced by Autodie have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Autodie.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Autodie, LLC, a
subsidiary of Chrysler, LLC, Grand Rapids, Michigan, who are
engaged in activities related to the production of metal forming
dies meet the worker group certification criteria under Section
222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with
Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following
certification:
“All workers of Autodie, LLC, a subsidiary of Chrysler,
LLC, Grand Rapids, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 4,
2012, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on March 4, 2012 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 17th day of February, 2012.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance