DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,888

ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES
REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA

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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 29, 2003, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Artesyn Technologies North America, Inc., North American
Power Division, Redwood Falls, Minnesota. The workers at the
subject firm produce AC/DC power supplies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject facility decreased absolutely during
2002 to 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of AC/DC power
supplies during the relevant period. This survey revealed
increases in imports of AC/DC power supplies during the period
under investigation.
All workers of Artesyn Technologies, Redwood Falls, Minnesota,
were certified eligible to apply for TAA under TA-W-39,406, which
expired December 12, 2003.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with AC/DC power supplies produced by
Artesyn Technologies North America, Inc., North American Power
Division, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Artesyn Technologies North America, Inc.,
North American Power Division, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 13, 2003, 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 also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 11th day of March, 2004

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