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TAW-85379A  /  Aerotek (Lowell, MA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 06/05/2013
Filed Date: 06/17/2014
Most Recent Update: 08/14/2014
Determination Date: 08/14/2014
Expiration Date: 08/14/2016

Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,379

AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
AUTOLIV ELECTRONICS DIVISION
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TECHNICAL NEEDS
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

TA-W-85,379A

AEROTEK
WORKING ON-SITE AT AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
AUTOLIV ELECTRONICS DIVISION
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

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 August 14, 2014, applicable to
workers of Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics
Division, Production Operations Department, Lowell,
Massachusetts, including on-site leased workers from
Technical Needs. The Department’s notice of
determination was published in the Federal Register
on September 11, 2014 (79 FR 54297).

At the request of a State Workforce Official,
the Department reviewed the certification for workers
of the subject firm. The workers were engaged in
activities related to the production of radar sensors.

The company reports that workers leased from
Aerotek were employed on-site at the Lowell, Massachusetts
location of Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics
Division, Production Operations Department. The Department
has determined that these workers were sufficiently under
the control of the subject firm to be considered leased
workers.

Based on these findings, the Department is amending
this certification to include workers leased from Aerotek
working on-site at the Lowell, Massachusetts location of
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics Division, Production
Operations Department.

The amended notice applicable to TA-W-85,379 is
hereby issued as follows:

“All workers of Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv
Electronics Division, Production Operations Department,
including on-site leased workers from Technical Needs,
Lowell, Massachusetts (TA-W-85,379), who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 5,
2013, 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, and are also eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.”

AND

"All workers of Aerotek, reporting to Autoliv
ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics Division, Production
Operations Department, Lowell, Massachusetts (TA-W-85,379A),
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after June 5, 2013, through August 14, 2016, 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 14th day of May, 2015.

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
__________________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-85,379

AUTOLIV ASP, INC.
AUTOLIV ELECTRONICS DIVISION
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TECHNICAL NEEDS
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS

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 ("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, or an appropriate
subdivision of the firm, have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i) there has been a shift in production
by such workers' firm or subdivision to a foreign country of
articles like or directly competitive with articles
which are produced by such firm or subdivision; and
(ii)(I) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States;
(II) the country to which the workers' firm has
shifted production of the articles is a beneficiary
under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the
Caribbean Basin Economic Act; or
(III) there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of articles that are like or
directly competitive with articles which are or were
produced by such firm or subdivision

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 17, 2014 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics Division,
Production Operations Department, Lowell, Massachusetts. The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of radar sensors for various automotive applications. The
subject worker group is inclusive of on-site leased workers from
Technical Needs.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
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)(B) has been met because the employment
decline is related to the shift in production of radar sensors
to a foreign country that is party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 26 U.S.C. 2813, 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.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 246 (a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Trade Act are satisfied
if the following criteria are met:
(I) Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older;
(II) Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable; and
(III) The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry
are adverse).

Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I) has been met because a
significant number of workers in the workers' firm are 50 years
of age or older.
Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II) has been met because the
workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are not easily
transferrable.
Finally, Section 246(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) has been met because
conditions within the workers' industry are adverse.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Autoliv ASP, Inc.,
Autoliv Electronics Division, Production Operations Department,
including on-site leased workers from Technical Needs, Lowell,
Massachusetts, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of radar sensors 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 Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv Electronics
Division, Production Operations Department, including on-
site leased workers from Technical Needs, Lowell,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after June 5, 2013, 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, and are also eligible to
apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 14th day of August 2014.

/s/Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance