DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,956

SONY TECHNOLOGY CENTER-PITTSBURGH
DIRECT VIEW CRT DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTEK, INC. AND STAFFMARK
MT. PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA

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 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 in response to a petition
received on March 3, 2006, and filed on behalf of workers of
Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh, Direct View CRT Division, Mt.
Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The workers produce cathode ray tubes
(color television picture tubes).
The subject firm also leases some workers of Aerotek, Inc.
and Staffmark.
The investigation revealed that Sony Technology Center-
Pittsburgh, Direct View CRT Division, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
supplies component parts for direct view color television sets.
The subject firm's loss of business with a manufacturer whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat
of separation of workers at Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh,
Direct View CRT Division, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
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.
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 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that workers at the subject firm
possess skills that are easily transferable.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Sony Technology
Center-Pittsburgh, Direct View CRT Division, Mt. Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, including on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Inc.
and Staffmark, 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 Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh, Direct
View CRT Division, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
March 3, 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 Sony Technology
Center-Pittsburgh, Direct View CRT Division, Mt. Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, including on-site leased workers of Aerotek, Inc.
and Staffmark, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative
trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 24th day of March, 2006

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