DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,236

STRYKER HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
A SUBSIDIARY OF STRYKER CORPORATION
RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY

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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated December 4, 2002in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., a subsidiary of Stryker
Corporation, Rutherford, New Jersey. The workers at the subject
firm produce orthopedic implants.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased absolutely during the period of January to June of 2002
when compared to the same period in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of orthopedic implants to Ireland.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of orthopedic implants are likely to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with orthopedic implants produced at
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., a subsidiary of Stryker
Corporation, Rutherford, New Jersey contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., a
subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, Rutherford, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 4, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of December, 2002




/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance