DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,527

THOMSON/BIOSIS
A SUBSIDIARY OF THOMSON SCIENTIFIC, INC.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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 investigation was initiated on August 13, 2004 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Thomson/BIOSIS, a
subsidiary of Thomson Scientific, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The workers at the subject firm retrieve data and scan it into
databases for scientific researchers.
The investigation revealed that Thomson/BIOSIS, a subsidiary
of Thomson Scientific, Inc., Philadelphia, 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 workers engaged in retrieving and
scanning data into databases for scientific researchers 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.
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 assistance
(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
Thomson/BIOSIS, a subsidiary of Thomson Scientific, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and are also denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 13th of September, 2004.

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