DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,801

SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SONY CORPORATION
PROJECTION CRT DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK 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 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 7, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sony
Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Projection CRT
Division, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The workers at the subject
firm produce color television projection tubes (CRTs).
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 articles like or directly competitive with
color television projection tubes (CRTs) from 2004 to 2005.
The investigation revealed that Sony Electronics, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Projection CRT Division, Mt.
Pleasant, Pennsylvania also leased workers on-site from Aerotek and
Staffmark to produce color television projection tubes.
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 color television projection tubes
(CRTs) 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 Sony Electronics, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony
Corporation, Projection CRT Division, including on-site leased
workers of Aerotek and Staffmark, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after February 7, 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