Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/12/2002
Filed Date: 05/28/2003
Most Recent Update: 06/16/2003
Determination Date: 06/16/2003
Expiration Date: 06/16/2005
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,878
ARK-LES ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS CORP.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ARK-LES CORPORATION
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
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 May 28, 2003 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers at Ark-Les Electronics Products
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ark-Les Corporation,
Gloucester, Massachusetts. The workers at the subject facility produce
membrane switches for household appliances.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in the assembly of membrane switches
from the Gloucester, Massachusetts 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 Ark-Les Electronics Products Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Ark-Les Corporation, Gloucester,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 12, 2002 through two years from the
date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 16th day of June, 2003
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,878
ARK-LES ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS CORP.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ARK-LES CORPORATION
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
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 May 28, 2003 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers at Ark-Les Electronics Products
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ark-Les Corporation,
Gloucester, Massachusetts. The workers at the subject facility produce
membrane switches for household appliances.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in the assembly of membrane switches
from the Gloucester, Massachusetts 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 Ark-Les Electronics Products Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Ark-Les Corporation, Gloucester,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 12, 2002 through two years from the
date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 16th day of June, 2003
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance