DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,815

SUNTRON NORTHEAST OPERATIONS (NEO)
A DIVISION OF THE SUNTRON CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ANDOVER PERSONNEL
LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS


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 July 28, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by company official on behalf of workers of
Suntron Northeast Operations (NEO), a division of Suntron
Corporation, Lawrence, Massachusetts. The workers produce printed
circuit card assemblies.
The subject firm also leased workers from Andover Personnel.
The investigation determined that employment declines at the
subject firm in January through June 2006 are related to a shift in
a portion of the production of printed circuit card assemblies from
the Lawrence, Massachusetts 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 addition, 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:
"All workers of Suntron Northeast Operations (NEO), a division
of Suntron Corporation, including onsite leased workers of
Andover Personnel, Lawrence, Massachusetts, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July 25,
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 16th day of August 2006.


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