DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,700

DEUTSCH ENGINEERED CONNECTING DEVICES (E.C.D.)
DEFENSE/AEROSPACE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
HEMET, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 January 24, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Deutsch
Engineered Connecting Devices (E.C.D.), Defense/Aerospace Division,
Hemet, California. The workers manufacture connecting devices.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased workers from Manpower to work at
the Hemet production facility during the relevant period.

The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during full year 2005, when compared to full year 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
shifted a portion of its production of connecting devices to a
country (Mexico) that is 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program
that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion number two has not
been met. The skills of the worker group at the subject firm are
easily transferable to other positions in the local area.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 Deutsch Engineered Connecting Devices
(E.C.D.), Defense/Aerospace Division, Hemet, California,
including on-site leased workers of Manpower, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 5, 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
I further determine that all workers of Deutsch Engineered
Connecting Devices (E.C.D.), Defense/Aerospace Division, Hemet,
California, including on-site leased workers of Manpower, are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 10th day of February, 2006

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