DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,205

PHOENIX GOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PORTLAND, OREGON

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 18, 2003 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Phoenix
Gold International, Inc., Portland, Oregon. The workers produce
circuit board assemblies, sub-assemblies, and components.
The investigation revealed that production at the subject
plant declined in the relevant period, and is being shifted to
Asia. Company imports increased during the same periods, and
are likely to increase further following future shifts of
production abroad.
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 Asia of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Phoenix Gold International, Inc., Portland,
Oregon who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 11, 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, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 4th day of April 2003.

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance