DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,699

ROCKWELL COLLINS
AIRSHOW SYSTEMS DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF VOLT TEMPORARY AGENCY
KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON

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 August 9, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Rockwell Collins, Airshow Systems Division, Kirkland, Washington.
The workers produce electronic aircraft cabin management systems.
The subject firm leases on-site workers from Volt Temporary Agency.
The investigation revealed that a significant number or
proportion of workers at the subject facility were separated in
August 2005, and the decline in employment is related to a shift in
production of electronic aircraft cabin management systems 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. 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
Rockwell Collins, Airshow Systems Division, Kirkland, Washington to
Mexico 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 Rockwell Collins, Airshow Systems Division,
Kirkland, Washington, including leased workers of Volt
Temporary Agency who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 8, 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 13th day of September 2005.

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