DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,986

MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
A SUBSIDIARY OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING SOLUTIONS
NOW KNOWN AS PANASONIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES CORPORATION OF AMERICA
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

Amended 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 issued Amended Certification
Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 16, 2004,
applicable to workers of Matsushita Electronic Components
Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric
Corporation of America, including leased workers of Staffing
Solutions, Knoxville, Tennessee. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on July 7, 2004 (69 FR 40984).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of speakers, capacitors and
aluminum foil.


New information shows that as the result of a corporate
decision, Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Corporation of
America will become known as Panasonic Electronic Devices
Corporation of America as of April 1, 2005. Workers separated
from employment as the subject firm will have their wages
reported under a separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax account
for Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America.
Accordingly, the Department is amending this certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Corporation of
America who were adversely affected by a shift in production to
China.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-54,986 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation
of America, a subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Corporation
of America, now known as Panasonic Electronic Devices
Corporation of America, including leased workers of Staffing
Solutions, Knoxville, Tennessee, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 25,
2003, through June 16, 2006, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974.”

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 8th day of March, 2005.

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


CORRECTED COPY
June 18, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,986

MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFING SOLUTIONS
A SUBSIDIARY OF MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

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, 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.
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 May 26, 2004, in response to a petition filed by a company
official on behalf of workers of Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of America, a
subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Knoxville, Tennessee. The workers at the
subject firm produce speakers, capacitors, and aluminum foil. This petition covers workers
producing loudspeakers for automotive OEM; workers are separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm decreased from 2003 to April
2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the production of loudspeakers for
automotive OEM at the subject firm shifted from Knoxville, Tennessee to a country (Mexico) that is
a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that
are easily transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that there was a
shift in production from the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are like or directly
competitive with those produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:




"Workers of Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of America, a subsidiary of
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Knoxville, Tennessee, including leased workers
of Staffing Solutions, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after
May 25, 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 16th day of June 2004



/s/ Linda G. Poole

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