DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,758

SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SONY CORPORATION
SONY DIRECT VIEW SET ASSEMBLY DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
OF AEROTEK, INC., AND STAFFMARK
MT. PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA

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 in response to a petition
received on January 31, 2006, and filed on behalf of workers at
Sony Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Sony
Direct View Set Assembly Division, including on-site leased workers
of Aerotek, Inc., and Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The
workers assembled direct view color television sets.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to a
shift in plant production of direct view color television sets to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
The investigation revealed that Sony Electronics, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Sony Direct View Set Assembly
Division, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, also leased workers on-site
from Aerotek, Inc., and Staffmark to assemble direct view color
television sets.
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 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 Sony Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony
Corporation, Sony Direct View Set Assembly Division, including
on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Inc., and Staffmark, Mt.
Pleasant, Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 31, 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 23rd day of February 2006.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance