Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 04/17/2002
Filed Date: 04/24/2003
Most Recent Update: 06/10/2003
Determination Date: 06/10/2003
Expiration Date: 06/10/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,589
OXFORD WIRE & CABLE SERVICES, INC.
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
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 April 24, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Oxford Wire & Cable Services, Inc., Oxford, Mississippi. The
workers at the subject firm produce wire harnesses and cable
assemblies; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of wire harnesses to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 Oxford Wire & Cable Services, Inc., Oxford,
Mississippi who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 17, 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 in Washington, D.C. this 10th day of June, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance