DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,390

EIMO TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF
POMERANTZ STAFFING AND ADECCO STAFFING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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 January 25, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Eimo Technologies, Fort Worth, Texas. Workers at the subject firm
produced cell phones. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from Pomerantz Staffing and Adecco Staffing.
Declines in employment at the subject plant are attributed to
a shift in production of cell phones to Mexico, a country that is
party to free trade agreement with the United States.




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 conclude that there was a shift in production of
cell phones produced at Eimo Technologies, Fort Worth, Texas,
including on-site leased workers from Pomerantz Staffing and Adecco
Staffing to Mexico. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:


"All workers of Eimo Technologies, Fort Worth, Texas,
including on-site leased workers from Pomerantz Staffing and
Adecco Staffing who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 3, 2004, 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 4th day of March 2005.
/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance