Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,717

VICTOR INSULATOS, INC.
VICTOR, NEW YORK

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 March 10, 2005 in response to a
petition filed on behalf of workers at Victor Insulators Inc., Victor,
New York. The workers at the facility produce high voltage electrical
insulators.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and employment
declined in January through February 2005 compared with the same period
in 2004.
Furthermore, over the last two years the subject firm has shifted a
significant portion of the production of high voltage electrical
porcelain from the Victor, New York plant to a country (Chile) that is
party to a 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
determine that there was a shift in production from the workers' firm or
subdivision to Chile 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 Victor Insulators, Inc., Victor, New York who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after February
23, 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 24th day of March 2005.

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