DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,647

RAD TECHNOLOGIES
A DIVISION OF
RAD ELECTRONICS INCORPORATED
SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

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 on June 29, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of Rad Technologies, a division of Rad Electronics
Incorporated, Sun Valley, California. The workers produce cable
assemblies used for televisions and computers. These workers are
separately identifiable from workers producing other articles at
the plant.
The investigation revealed that employment declines at the
subject firm in January through June 2006 are related to a shift in
a portion of the production of cable assemblies from the Sun
Valley, California plant to a country (Mexico) that is a 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 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 conclude 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:


"Workers of Rad Technologies, a division of Rad Electronics
Incorporated, Sun Valley, California, engaged in employment
related to the production of cable assemblies, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 28, 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 24th day of July 2006


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