DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,152

MULTILAYER TECHNOLOGY (MULTEK), INC.
A DIVISION OF FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL
ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA

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 26, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Multilayer Technology (Multek), Inc., a division of Flextronics
International, Roseville, Minnesota. The workers at the subject
firm produce printed circuit boards.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject firm is related to a shift
in production of printed circuit boards to Brazil, Germany and
China.
Moreover, the Department of Labor has determined that imports
of printed circuit boards are likely to increase.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that a shift in production of articles
like or directly competitive with printed circuit boards produced
at Multilayer Technology (Multek), Inc., a division of Flextronics
International, Roseville, Minnesota contributed to the total or
partial separation of workers at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Multilayer Technology (Multek), Inc., a
division of Flextronics International, Roseville, Minnesota
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 25, 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 25th day of July, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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