DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,957

KONE, INC.
ELEVATOR DIVISION
MCKINNEY, 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 its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 14, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at KONE, Inc., Elevator
Division, McKinney, Texas. Workers at the subject firm produce
elevator systems and related components.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
elevator system components increased during the relevant period.
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 facility 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with elevator system components
produced by KONE, Inc., Elevator Division, McKinney, Texas,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:



"All workers of KONE, Inc., Elevator Division, McKinney,
Texas, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 31, 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 1st day of June 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance