DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,906

RADIOSHACK CORPORATION
TDP ELECTRONICS DIVISION
AN OPERATING ENTITY OF NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
Alternative Trade 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 September 23, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at RadioShack Corporation, TDP Electronics Division, an
operating entity of North American Manufacturing, Swannanoa, North
Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce household audio
and video equipment.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased from 2001 to 2002 and
further decreased from January through August of 2003 compared with
the same period in 2002.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm is
shifting a substantial portion of production of household audio and
video equipment to China for subsequent import.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 household audio and video
equipment produced at RadioShack Corporation, TDP Electronics
Division, an operating entity of North American Manufacturing,
Swannanoa, North Carolina 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 RadioShack Corporation, TDP Electronics
Division, an operating entity of North American Manufacturing,
Swannanoa, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 10, 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, and are eligible to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 17th day of October, 2003

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