DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,081

PLEXUS CORPORATION
PLEXUS ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY GROUP
BOTHELL, WASHINGTON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 on March 6, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Plexus Corporation, Plexus Electronic Assembly Group, Bothell,
Washington. The workers produce printed circuit boards (PCBs).
The investigation revealed that a shift in production from the
subject facility to a country (Mexico) under a free trade agreement
with the United States occurred during the period of investigation.
The Plexus Electronic Assembly Group has experienced layoffs during
this same period.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Plexus Corporation, Plexus Electronic Assembly
Group, Bothell, Washington, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 24, 2002
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 at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of May 2003.

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance