DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,210

CONNECTOR SERVICE CORPORATION
OVERLAND BOLLING COMPANY
DALLAS, TEXAS

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November 21, 2003,
applicable to workers of Connector Service Corporation, Dallas,
Texas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
December 29, 2003 (68 FR 74979).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in the production of electronic connectors.
New information shows that Connector Service Corporation
purchased Overland Bolling Company in 2003. Workers separated
from employment at the subject firm had their wages reported
under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account for
Overland Bolling Company.


Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Connector Service Corporation who were adversely
affected by a shift in production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-53,210 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Connector Service Corporation, Overland
Bolling Company, Dallas, Texas, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October
9, 2002, through November 21, 2005, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply
for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of May 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,210

CONNECTOR SERVICE CORPORATION
DALLAS, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 October 10, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Connector Service Corporation, Dallas, Texas. The
workers at the subject facility produce electronic connectors.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
period of January through September, 2003 when compared to the same
period in 2002.
Furthermore, the preponderance in the declines in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of
electronic connectors to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 determine 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 Connector Service Corporation, Dallas, Texas
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after October 9, 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 alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974."


Signed in Washington, D.C. this 21st day of November, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance