DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,911

TELEPHONE SERVICES INC. OF FLORIDA
A SUBSIDIARY OF EMERSON
RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA

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 May 30, 2003 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Telephone Services Inc. of Florida, a subsidiary of Emerson,
Riverview, Florida. The workers at the subject firm produced
blocks and opto techs.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm declined from January through May
in 2003 when compared to the same time period in 2002.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of blocks
and opto techs 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 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 Telephone Services Inc. of Florida, a
subsidiary of Emerson, Riverview, Florida engaged in the
production of blocks and opto techs who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 16,
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 22nd day of July 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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