Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/04/2005
Filed Date: 12/07/2004
Most Recent Update: 01/05/2005
Determination Date: 01/05/2005
Expiration Date: 01/05/2007
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-56,158
SQUARE D/SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
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 December 7, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Square D/Schneider Electric, Columbia, Missouri. The
workers at the subject firm produce circuit breakers.
The workers of the subject firm were previously covered under
a certification (TA-W-50,346) that expired on January 3, 2005.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the relevant period and will continue to do so in
the future.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted production of their
circuit breakers to a country (Mexico) that is party to a free
trade agreement with the United States during the relevant period.
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 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 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 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 Square D/Schneider Electric, Columbia,
Missouri, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 4, 2005, 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 5th day of January 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance