DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,244

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC - SQUARE D
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

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 July 8, 2003, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Schneider Electric - Square D, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The workers
produce circuit breakers.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted
production to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States as employment and production
levels declined at the subject plant.


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 Schneider Electric - Square D, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 2, 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 14th day of July 2003.

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