DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,672

CAMBRIDGE-LEE INDUSTRIES, LLC
READING TUBE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF GAGE PERSONNEL, CONTEMPORARY
PERSONNEL AND ADVANCE PERSONNEL
READING, PENNSYLVANIA

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, 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 August 4, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by United Steel Workers of America Local 6996
on behalf of workers of Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC, Reading Tube
Division, Reading, Pennsylvania. The workers produce copper
tubing. The subject firm leased workers from Gage Personnel,
Contemporary Personnel and Advance Personnel.
The investigation revealed that employment will decline upon
permanent closure of the Reading facility in October of 2005.
The subject firm is shifting production of copper tubing to a
country (Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 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 number 2 has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that the skills of the workers are
easily transferable.


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 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 Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC, Reading Tube
Division, Reading, Pennsylvania, including on-site leased
workers of Gage Personnel, Contemporary Personnel and Advance
Personnel, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 4, 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 Cambridge-Lee
Industries, LLC, Reading Tube Division, Reading, Pennsylvania,
including on-site leased workers of Gage Personnel,
Contemporary Personnel and Advance Personnel, 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 1st day of September 2005

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