Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/31/2003
Filed Date: 04/01/2004
Most Recent Update: 05/04/2004
Determination Date: 05/04/2004
Expiration Date: 05/04/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,644
CELESTICA, INC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 1, 2004 and filed by
a company official on behalf of workers at Celestica, Inc.,
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The workers are engaged in activities
related to the production of printed circuit boards; they are not
separately identifiable.
The subject firm leased some of its workers from Adecco
Employment Services, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined at the subject firm from January through March 2004
compared to the same period in 2003.
The investigation also revealed that imports of printed
circuit boards by the subject firm increased during the relevant
time period.
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 the printed circuit boards
produced at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Celestica, Inc., including leased workers of
Adecco Employment Services, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, engaged
in activities related to the production of printed circuit
boards who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 31, 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 4th day of May 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance