DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,397

WYETH
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
HEALTH CARE DIVISION
ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK

Amended 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) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on July 20,
2005, applicable to workers of Wyeth, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
Health Care Division, Rouses Point, New York. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2005 (70 FR
50412). The workers are engaged in the production of over the
counter medicine.
New information provided by the petitioners show their
intention was to apply for all available Trade Act benefits at
the time of the filing. Therefore, the Department has made a
decision to investigate further to determine if the workers are
eligible to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Information obtained from the company states that a
significant number of workers of the subject firm are age 50 or
over, workers have skills that are not easily transferable, and
conditions in the industry are adverse.
Review of this information shows that all eligibility
criteria under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended have been met for workers at the subject firm.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
reflect its finding.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,987 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Wyeth, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Division,
Health Care Division, Rouses Point, New York, who
became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after June 3, 2004 through July 20, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 8th day of February 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,397

WYETH
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
HEALTH CARE DIVISION
ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 16, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Wyeth, Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals Division, Rouses Point, New York. Workers at the
subject facility produce over the counter medicine the Health Care
Division. Workers are not separately identifiable by product
within that Division.


The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject facility declined from January through May 2005, when
compared to the same period in 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of over the counter
medicine to a country (Canada) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada 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 Wyeth, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Division, Health
Care Division, Rouses Point, New York, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 3, 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.”
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 20th day of July, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
_______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance