Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/08/2003
Filed Date: 03/09/2004
Most Recent Update: 04/13/2004
Determination Date: 04/13/2004
Expiration Date: 04/13/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,457
PROTOPAC, INC.
ELECTRONICS DIVISION
WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT
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), 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 9, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Protopac, Inc., Electronics Division, Watertown, Connecticut. The
workers at the subject facility produce telephone wire connecting
blocks.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility decreased absolutely in March 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject facility's only
customer regarding its purchases of telephone wire connecting
blocks. This survey revealed increases in imports of telephone
wire connecting blocks during the period under investigation.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with telephone wire connecting blocks
produced at Protopac, Inc., Electronics Division, Watertown,
Connecticut contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Protopac, Inc., Electronics Division,
Watertown, Connecticut who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 8, 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 13th day of April 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance