DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,257

MOTOROLA, INC.
EMBEDDED COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTING - SUPPLY CHAIN DIVISION
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
TEMPE, ARIZONA

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 November 2, 2005 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Motorola,
Inc., Embedded Communications Computing - Supply Chain Division,
Tempe, Arizona. The workers assemble boards and systems (printed
circuit boards) for embedded computing. The worker group includes
on-site leased workers of Manpower.
The investigation revealed that employment at the Tempe
facility declined in January through October of 2005 compared to
the same period in 2004.
The decline in employment at the subject facility is directly
attributable to a shift in production of printed circuit boards
from Tempe to Mexico. Mexico is a party to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
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 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 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 those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Motorola, Inc., Embedded Communications
Computing - Supply Chain Division, including leased workers of
Manpower, Tempe, Arizona who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 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 13th day of December 2005

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