DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,941

WARD PRODUCTS, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF MID MARK CAPITAL PARTNERS
CABLE ASSEMBLY OPERATION
AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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 13, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 1968 on behalf of workers of Ward
Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Mid Mark Capital Partners, Cable
Assembly Operation, Amsterdam, New York. The workers produce cable
assemblies and are separately identifiable from workers producing
other articles at the plant.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at Ward Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Mid
Mark Capital Partners, Cable Assembly Operation, Amsterdam, New
York, is related to a shift in production of cable assemblies to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
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 cable assemblies produced by
the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Ward Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Mid Mark
Capital Partners, Cable Assembly Operation, Amsterdam, New
York, engaged in employment related to the production of cable
assemblies, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 6, 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