DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,301

CONTEC, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF CONTEC HOLDINGS, LLC
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
AVAILABLE PERSONNEL AND KELLY SERVICES
SEATTLE, WASHIINGTON

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 June 3, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Contec, LLC, a subsidiary of Contec Holdings, LLC, Seattle,
Washington. The workers are engaged in the repair and refurbishing
of cable converters; they are not separately identifiable by job
function. A substantial portion of the firm's volume is directed
to "refurbishing" operations in which the converters are sold on
the open market.
The subject firm leased on-site production workers from
Available Personnel and Kelly Services.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject facility are related to a shift in the refurbishing of
cable converters to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
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 to positions
with similar pay and benefits. Furthermore, competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 Mexico 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 Contec, LLC, a subsidiary of Contec Holdings,
LLC, including leased workers from Available Personnel and
Kelly Services, Seattle, Washington who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 1, 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 15th day of June, 2005.

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