DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,051

LEVITON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
SOUTHERN DEVICES DIVISION
MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA


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 its 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 June 17, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Leviton Manufacturing Company, Southern Devices Division,
Morganton, North Carolina. The workers produce ceramics-based
electrical wiring devices.
The investigation revealed that a shift in production from the
subject facility to a foreign country (China) occurred during the
period of investigation, and layoffs at the subject plant resulted
from this shift in production. The investigation further revealed
that company imports increased during the relevant period.
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 China of articles that are like
or directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been 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 Leviton Manufacturing Company, Southern
Devices Division, Morganton, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 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 30th day of June, 2003.


/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance