DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,019

ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES
FRAMINGHAM, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, 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 September 7, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Artesyn Technologies, Framingham, Massachusetts. The
workers are engaged in the design of AC/DC power supplies that are
made at other affiliated plants.
The investigation revealed that separations of workers at the
petitioning facility in Framingham were caused importantly by a
reduced demand for their support work from affiliated facilities
that produce an article and whose workers have been adversely
affected by imports. Specifically, workers at a facility affiliated
with Artesyn Technologies in Redwood Falls, Minnesota have recently
been certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance (TA-W-
59,754). The Redwood Falls facility has reduced its need for the
design support provided by workers at the petitioning facility.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with AC/DC power supplies contributed


importantly to the total or partial separation of workers at
Artesyn Technologies, Framingham, Massachusetts. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Artesyn Technologies, Framingham,
Massachusetts who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 6, 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 22nd day of September, 2006



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