DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,031

PILLING/WECK
A SUBSIDIARY OF TELEFLEX
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
AEROTEK AND ACSYS
HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply
For Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and a
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May 26, 2005,
applicable to workers of Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex,
including on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Horsham,
Pennsylvania. The notice will be published soon in the Federal
Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that leased workers of Acsys were employed on-
site at the Horsham, Pennsylvania location of Pilling/Weck, a
subsidiary of Teleflex.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Acsys working at
Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex, Horsham, Pennsylvania.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex
who were adversely affected by a shift in production to South
Korea, Pakistan and Germany.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,031 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex,
including on-site leased workers of Aerotek and Acsys,
Horsham, Pennsylvania who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after April 20, 2004,
through May 26, 2007, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974.”
I further determine that all workers of Pilling/Weck, a
subsidiary of Teleflex, including on-site leased
workers of Aerotek and Acsys, Horsham, Pennsylvania are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 7th day of June 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,031

PILLING/WECK
A SUBSIDIARY OF TELEFLEX
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK
HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
And Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply
For Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated April 22, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex, including on-site leased
workers of Aerotek, Horsham, Pennsylvania. The workers at the
subject firm produce medical instruments. The workers are not
separately identifiable by specific product.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm decreased during January through March 2005 when
compared to the same time in 2004.
The subject firm is transferring production to Korea, Germany,
and Pakistan. It is anticipated that imports of medical
instruments will increase following the shift.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers’ skills are
easily transferable.



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 Korea, Germany, and
Pakistan of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary of Teleflex,
including on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Horsham,
Pennsylvania who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 20, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Pilling/Weck, a subsidiary
of Teleflex, including on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Horsham,
Pennsylvania are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 26th day of May 2005

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance