DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,550

UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL, INC.
PITTSUBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker 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.
The investigation was initiated on March 18, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Union Switch & Signal,
Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The workers performed design,
development, coding, and testing of customized software systems
pursuant to a contract related to a foreign railroad project.
The investigation revealed that Union Switch & Signal, Inc.,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 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 electrical and software engineers described above do not
support a firm or appropriate subdivision that produces an article
domestically and thus the worker group can not be considered import
impacted or affected by a shift in production of an article.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Union
Switch & Signal, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania are denied
eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of May 2004.

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