DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,601

GOULD ELECTRONICS INC.
A DIVISION OF NIKKO MATERIALS LTD
CHANDLER, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 9, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the State of Arizona on behalf
of workers of Gould Electronics Inc., a division of Nikko
Materials LTD, Chandler, Arizona. The workers produce copper
foil.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased
workers from Express Personnel, Hunter Technical, Manpower, SOS,
Copperstate and Addeco.
The investigation revealed that Gould Electronics Inc., a
division of Nikko Materials LTD, Chandler, Arizona, supplies
component parts for copper clad laminates and a loss of business
with a manufacturer of copper clad laminates whose workers were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
contributed importantly to the separation or threat of
separation of workers at Gould Electronics Inc., a division of
Nikko Materials LTD, Chandler, Arizona.
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 possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in this
investigation, I determine that all workers of Gould Electronics
Inc., a division of Nikko Materials LTD, Chandler, Arizona,
qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Gould Electronics Inc., a division of Nikko
Materials LTD, Chandler, Arizona, including on-site leased
workers of Express Personnel, Hunter Technical, Manpower,
SOS, Copperstate, and Addeco, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 9,
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 24th day of February, 2006.


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