DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,812

VISHAY TRANSDUCERS, LTD.
A DIVISION OF VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF VOLT, BENCHMARK, THOR, AND
SOURCE ONE STAFFING
COVINA, CALIFORNIA

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 24, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Vishay Transducers, Ltd., a division of Vishay
Interechnology, Inc., Covina, California. The workers produce
loadcells. The petition includes leased workers of Volt,
Benchmark, Thor, and Source One Staffing employed on-site.
The investigation revealed that sales and production declined
during the period of January through March of 2005 compared to the
same period in 2004.
In early 2005 the subject firm began shifting production of
loadcells to Israel. Israel is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
The subject firm has also increased its reliance on imported
loadcells in the first quarter of 2005.
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.
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 Israel 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 Vishay Transducers, Ltd., a division of Vishay
Interechnology, Inc., including on-site leased workers of
Volt, Benchmark, Thor, and Source One Staffing, Covina,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 22, 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 28th day of April 2005.

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