DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,170

HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HILL-ROM, INC.
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES
BATESVILLE, INDIANA

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 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 June 27, 2003 in response to a
petition filed by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local
525, on behalf of workers of Hill-Rom Company, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hill-Rom, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hillenbrand Industries, Batesville, Indiana. The workers at the
subject facility produce electronic circuit board assemblies and
cabling; they are separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility decreased absolutely during the period of January through
June of 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the preponderance
of declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production to China.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that imports of
electronic circuit board assemblies are likely to increase.
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 China 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 Hill-Rom Company, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hill-Rom, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hillenbrand Industries, Batesville, Indiana who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July 18,
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 4th day of August, 2003.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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