DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,155

THOMSON, INC.
THOMSON MARION DIVISION
MARION, INDIANA

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 (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 11, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Thomson, Inc., Thomson Marion Division, Marion,
Indiana. The workers produce television picture tubes.
The investigation revealed that the sales, production and
employment declined from 2003 to 2004 and also from January
through April 2005 over the corresponding 2004 period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's
customers regarding their purchases of television picture tubes
in 2003, 2004 and January through April 2005. The survey
revealed that customers increased their foreign purchases during
the relevant period.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-50,920, which expired April 9, 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 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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with television picture tubes
produced by Thomson, Inc., Thomson Marion Division, Marion,
Indiana, 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 Thomson, Inc., Thomson Marion Division,
Marion, Indiana, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 10, 2005, 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 16th day of June, 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance