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TAW-56757  /  Celestica (Morrisville, NC)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/04/2004
Filed Date: 03/14/2005
Most Recent Update: 04/14/2005
Determination Date: 04/14/2005
Expiration Date: 04/14/2007

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,757

CELESTICA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO
MORRISVILLE, NORTH 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 March 14, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Celestica, Morrisville, North Carolina. The workers at the subject
firm produce printed circuit boards and systems for telecom, IT and
industrial products; they are not separately identifiable by job
function.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased some
on-site production workers from Adecco.
The declines in employment at the subject facility are related
to a shift in production of printed circuit boards and systems for
telecom, IT and industrial products to a country (Mexico) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable to positions
with similar pay and benefits. Furthermore, 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 Celestica, including leased workers from
Adecco, Morrisville, North Carolina who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 4, 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 14th day of April, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance