DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,011

CHERRY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
A DIVISION OF CHERRY CORPORATION
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN

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)(A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 23, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Cherry
Electrical Products, a division of Cherry Corporation, Pleasant
Prairie, Wisconsin. The workers produce switches, sensors,
assemblies, keyboards, and peripherals.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject facility declined in January through August 2005
compared with the same period in 2004.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of switches, sensors,
assemblies, keyboards, and peripherals during 2003, 2004 and
January through September 2005. The survey revealed that
customers increased their reliance on imports in the relevant
periods.
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 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 increasing customer reliance on
imports of articles like or directly competitive with switches,
sensors, assemblies, keyboards, and peripherals produced at
Cherry Electrical Products, a division of Cherry Corporation,
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin contributed importantly to the total
or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales or
production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Cherry Electrical Products, a division of
Cherry Corporation, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 22, 2004 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 31st day of October 2005


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