DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-42,352

PACIFIC ELECTRICORD
A SUBSIDIARY OF LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
GARDENA, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of eligi-
bility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on November 1, 2002, and filed on behalf of workers at
Pacific Electricord, a subsidiary of Leviton Manufacturing Company,
Gardena, California. The workers are engaged in employment related
to the production of electrical cordsets. The workers are not
separately identifiable by specific product line.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined in 2001 compared with 2000, and also
declined during the period of January through October 2002 as
compared with the same period in 2001.
The investigation also revealed that the company increased
their reliance on imports of electrical cordsets during the
relevant period.
A petition for eligibility to apply for NAFTA-Transitional
Adjustment Assistance has been filed on behalf of workers at the
subject firm (NAFTA-7652).
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Pacific
Electricord, a subsidiary of Leviton Manufacturing Company,
Gardena, California contributed importantly to the decline in sales
or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of
that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Pacific Electricord, a subsidiary of Leviton
Manufacturing Company, Gardena, California, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October 10,
2001, through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of January 2003.



/s/Richard Church______________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance