DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,544

HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS, INC.
CONTROLS DIVISION
MILTON, VERMONT

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on July 13, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., Controls Division, Milton,
Vermont. The workers produce control cabinets and cable assemblies
for injection molding machines and robots.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility are threatened with
separation, and the forthcoming decline in employment is related to
a shift in production of control cabinets and cable assemblies for
injection molding machines and robots to a country (Canada) 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. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc., Controls Division, Milton,
Vermont to Canada of articles that are like or directly competitive
with those produced by the subject facility. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Husky Injection Molding Systems, Inc.,
Controls Division, Milton, Vermont who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 12, 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 18th day of August 2005.

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