DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,471

CIRCUIT CITY
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
mended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on March 11, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Circuit
City, Martinsville, Virginia. The workers sell electronics,
movies, games and music at a retail store.
The investigation revealed that Circuit City, Martinsville,
Virginia, does not produce an article within the meaning of
Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose
behalf certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must
be a relationship between the workers' work and the article
produced by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The
sales staff as described above do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision of the firm that produces an article
domestically and thus the worker group cannot be considered
import impacted or affected by a shift in production of an
article.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Circuit
City, Martinsville, Virginia, are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 4th day of May, 2004

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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