Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/27/2005
Filed Date: 02/06/2006
Most Recent Update: 02/21/2006
Determination Date: 02/21/2006
Expiration Date: 02/21/2008
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-58,787
COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA PLANT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF JOB SEEKERS,INC.
SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
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 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 February 6, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Scottsboro, Alabama
Plant, Scottsboro, Alabama. The workers at the subject firm
produce broadband coaxial cable.
The investigation also revealed that employment and production
at the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of broadband coaxial cable from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation revealed that CommScope, Inc. of North
Carolina, Scottsboro, Alabama Plant, Scottsboro, Alabama also
leased workers on-site from Job Seekers, Inc. to produce broadband
coaxial cable.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 an increase on imports of articles
like or directly competitive with broadband coaxial cable produced
at the subject firm contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina, Scottsboro,
Alabama Plant, including on-site leased workers of Job
Seekers, Inc., Scottsboro, Alabama who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 27,
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 21st day of February, 2006.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance