DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,965

VOLEX, INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASE WORKERS OF
ACCUFORCE, MANPOWER AND FOOTHILLS
CONOVER, NORTH CAROLINA

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), 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 September 15, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Volex, Incorporated, Conover, North Carolina. The
workers at the subject firm produced electrical cable assemblies.
The investigation revealed that Volex, Incorporated leased
on-site workers from AccuForce, Manpower and Foothill to produce
electrical cable assemblies.


The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject plant is related to a shift in plant production of
electrical cable assemblies to a country (Mexico) that is a party
to free trade agreement with the United States.
The investigation revealed that workers were under an
existing trade adjustment certification (TA-W-52,575) that
expired on September 25, 2005.
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 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 determine 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 Volex, Incorporated, including on-site
leased workers of AccuForce, Manpower and Foothill, Conover,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 26, 2005, 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 27th day of September 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance