DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,665

CORD MASTER ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 2, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at Cord Master
Engineering Company, Inc., North Adams, Massachusetts. The workers
at the subject firm produced power supply cords.
The investigation revealed that Cord Master Engineering
Company, Inc., North Adams, Massachusetts, is an upstream supplier
who lost business with a manufacturer of power tools whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cord Master Engineering
Company, Inc., North Adams, Massachusetts qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Cord Master Engineering Company, Inc., North
Adams, Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 1, 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 19th day of May, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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