DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,371

SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.
DISPLAY DEVICE SAN DIEGO (DDS)
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF STAFFMARK AND REMEDY
SAN DIEGO, 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, 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 on May 10, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sony Electronics, Inc., Display Device San Diego (DDS), San Diego,
California. The workers produce 29” and 34” cathode ray tubes
(CRT) used for computer terminals.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm leased on-
site workers from Staffmark and Remedy during the relevant period.
Employment and production declined in 2005 and January through
April 2006.
The subject firm is shifting their production of CRT’s to
China and to a country (Singapore) 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.
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 number 3 has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that conditions within the industry
are not adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers firm or subdivision to Singapore and China 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., Display Device
San Diego (DDS), including on-site leased workers of Staffmark
and Remedy, San Diego, California who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 21, 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.”
I further determine that all workers of Sony Electronics,
Inc., Display Device San Diego (DDS), including on-site leased
workers of Staffmark and Remedy, San Diego, California, 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 30th day of May 2006

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance