DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,198

SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS, INC.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS
DELPHI CONNECTION SYSTEMS-SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS
LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA

Amended 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 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on January 14, 2005,
applicable to workers of Specialty Electronics, Inc., Landrum,
South Carolina. The notice was published in the Federal Register
on February 7, 2005 (70 FR 6460).
At the request of the company, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers were
engaged in the production of electrical connectors.
New information provided by the company shows that in
November 2001, Delphi Connection Systems purchased Specialty
Electronics, Inc. and is currently known as Delphi Connection
Systems-Specialty Electronics, Inc. Some workers separated from
employment at the subject firm had their wages reported under a
separate unemployment insurance (UI) tax accounts for Delphi
Connection Systems.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Delphi Connection Systems-Specialty Electronics,
Inc., Landrum, South Carolina who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of electrical connectors to Mexico and
Singapore.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,198 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Specialty Electronics, Inc., currently
known as Delphi Connection Systems-Specialty
Electronics, Inc., Landrum, South Carolina, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 10, 2003, through January 14, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 5th day of April 2006.

/s/ Richard Church

_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,198

SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS, INC.
LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 13, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Specialty Electronics, Inc., Landrum, South Carolina.
The workers produce electrical connectors.
The investigation revealed that a shift in production from the
subject facility to countries (Mexico and Singapore) under a free
trade agreement with the United States occurred during the period
of investigation. Separations have occurred as a result of this
ongoing shift in production.
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 addition, 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.
The investigation revealed that 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico and Singapore 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 Specialty Electronics, Inc., Landrum, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 10, 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 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 14th day of January, 2005.

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