DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,133

SENTRY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA

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), as amended, 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 May 6, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sentry Manufacturing Company, Chickasha, Oklahoma. The workers
produce quartz crystals. The worker group includes leased workers
of Manpower.
The investigation revealed that production and employment
declined during the relevant period while the company increased its
imports of quartz crystals.
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 at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable in the local area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with quartz crystals produced at
Sentry Manufacturing Company, Chickasha, Oklahoma, 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 Sentry Manufacturing Company, including on-
site leased workers of Manpower, Chickasha, Oklahoma, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 28, 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 Sentry Manufacturing
Company, including on-site leased workers of Manpower, Chickasha,
Oklahoma, 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 16th day of May 2005

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