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TAW-55275  /  Teledyne Relays (Hawthorne, CA)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date:
Filed Date: 07/19/2004
Most Recent Update: 08/25/2004
Determination Date: 08/25/2004
Expiration Date:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,275

TELEDYNE RELAYS
A DIVISION OF TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES AND
VOLT SERVICES GROUP
HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA

Negative Determination 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. The group eligibility
requirements for directly-impacted (primary) workers under Section
222(a) the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, can be satisfied in
either of two ways:
I. Section (a)(2)(A) all of the following must be satisfied:
A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,
have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. the sales or production, or both, of such firm or
subdivision have decreased absolutely; and
C. increased imports of articles like or directly competitive
with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in sales or
production of such firm or subdivision; or


II. Section (a)(2)(B) both of the following must be satisfied:

A. a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm
firm, have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated;
B. there has been a shift in production by such workers' firm
or subdivision to a foreign country of articles like or
directly competitive with articles which are produced by
such firm or subdivision; and

C. One of the following must be satisfied:
1. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States;
2. the country to which the workers' firm has shifted
production of the articles is a beneficiary country
under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth
and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act; or
3. there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of articles that are like or directly
competitive with articles which are or were produced
by such firm or subdivision.

The investigation was initiated on July 19, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers at Teledyne Relays, a division of Teledyne Technologies,
Hawthorne, California. The workers at the subject firm produce
electromechanical relays.
The investigation revealed that criteria (a)(2)(A)(I.B), and
(a)(2)(B)(II.B) were not met.
The petition investigation revealed that the subject firm
leases some workers from Kelley Services, Fresno, California, and
Volt Services Group, Fresno, California.
The investigation revealed that sales and production of
electromechanical relays increased in 2002, 2003 and during the
period on January through June of 2004.
Moreover, the subject facility did not shift production of
electromechanical relays to a foreign country during the relevant
period.
In addition, 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 assis-
tance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TAA). Since
the workers are denied eligibility to apply for TAA, the workers
cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Teledyne
Relays, a division of Teledyne Technologies, including on-site
leased workers from Kelley Services and Volt Services Group,
Hawthorne, California, are denied eligibility to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 25th day of August 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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