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TAW-58573  /  Cardell Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/21/2004
Filed Date: 01/04/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/23/2006
Determination Date: 02/23/2006
Expiration Date: 02/23/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,573

CARDELL CORPORATION
D/B/A MOLEX AUTOMOTIVE
AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN

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) (A) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 4, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Molex Automotive, Auburn Hills, Michigan. The
investigation revealed that the official company name is Cardell
Corporation, d/b/a Molex Automotive, Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The workers at the subject facility produce molded connectors
and stamped terminals and are separately identifiable by product
line.
The investigation revealed that sales of molded connectors
and employment related to molded connectors declined absolutely
from 2004 to 2005.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the
preponderance in the declines in employment related to molded
connectors at the subject firm is related to a shift in
production of molded connectors, to Mexico, a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
Additionally, the investigation revealed that sales of
stamped terminals and employment related to stamped terminals
declined absolutely from 2004 to 2005.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their purchases of stamped
terminals. These surveys revealed increased imports of stamped
terminals during the period under investigation.
In addition, 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 do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Cardell Corporation, d/b/a Molex Automotive,
Auburn Hills, Michigan to Mexico of articles that are like or
directly competitive with molded connectors produced by that
firm or subdivision. Additionally, I determine that increases
of imports of articles like or directly competitive with stamped
terminals produced at Cardell Corporation, d/b/a Molex
Automotive, Auburn Hills, Michigan, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production at that facility or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:



"All workers of Cardell Corporation, d/b/a Molex
Automotive, Auburn Hills, Michigan, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December
21, 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 23rd day of February, 2006.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance