Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,557

TSI OF FLORIDA/CABLE SPEC LLC
EMERSON NETWORK POWER
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
PRO-STAFF
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
And Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply
For 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 September 3, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at TSI of Florida/Cable Spec LLC, Emerson Network Power,
Grand Prairie, Texas. The workers at the subject firm produce
telecom cable assemblies.
The subject firm leased some of its workers from Pro-Staff,
Grand Prairie, Texas.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined in January through August of 2004 when
compared to the same time frame in 2003.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted production of telecom
cable assemblies to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States 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 assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers' skills are
easily transferable.




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:
"All workers of TSI of Florida/Cable Spec LLC, Emerson Network
Power, including on-site leased workers from Pro-Staff, Grand
Prairie, Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 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 I further determine that all workers of TSI of
Florida/Cable Spec LLC, Emerson Network Power, including
leased workers of Pro-Staff, Grand Prairie, Texas, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 14th day of September 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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