DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,880

KEYTRONICEMS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF HUMANIX
SPOKANE, 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, 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 September 2, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of KeyTronicEMS, Spokane, Washington. The workers at the
subject firm produce plastic molded parts.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at
KeyTronicEMS, Spokane, Washington is related to a shift in
production of plastic molded parts to a country (Mexico) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm also leased
workers on-site from HUMANIX to produce plastic molded parts.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 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
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with the plastic molded parts produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of KeyTronicEMS, including on-site leased workers
of HUMANIX, Spokane, Washington who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after August 31,
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 7th day of October 2005

/s/ Linda G. Poole


______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance