DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,163

SHURE INCORPORATED
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 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 June 29, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Shure
Incorporated, El Paso, Texas. The workers at the subject firm
produced painted microphone handles.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject firm declined absolutely during the period of
2002 to 2003 and from January through May of 2004, when compared
to the same period in 2003.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
painted microphone handles increased absolutely during the
relevant period.
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 facility 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 painted microphone handles
produced at Shure Incorporated, El Paso, Texas contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in production and at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Shure Incorporated, El Paso, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 10, 2003, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 20th day of July, 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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