DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,142

VISHAY ROEDERSTEIN ELECTRONICS INC.
STATESVILLE, 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, as
amended (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) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 17, 2005 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Vishay Roederstein Electronics Inc., Statesville,
North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm produce film
capacitors.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January to September 2005, when compared to the same period of
the previous year.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
film capacitors have increased.
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 facility 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with film capacitors produced by
Vishay Roederstein Electronics Inc., Statesville, North Carolina
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Vishay Roederstein Electronics Inc.,
Statesville, North Carolina who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 13, 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 9th day of November, 2005.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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