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TAW-60467  /  Hubbell Lighting (Cincinnati, OH)

Petitioner Type: Union
Impact Date: 11/20/2005
Filed Date: 11/22/2006
Most Recent Update: 12/14/2006
Determination Date: 12/14/2006
Expiration Date: 12/14/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,467

HUBBELL LIGHTING
FORMERLY KNOWN AS SPAULDING LIGHTING
OUTDOOR & INDUSTRIAL - CINCINNATI PLANT
CINCINNATI, OHIO

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), 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 November 22, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by the IUE-CWA, Industrial Division AFL-CIO-
CLC, District 7 on behalf of workers of Hubbell Lighting, formerly
known as Spaulding Lighting, Outdoor & Industrial - Cincinnati
Plant, Cincinnati, Ohio. Workers produce outdoor commercial
lighting fixtures, poles, and accessories.
Employment at the subject firm declined absolutely comparing
October 31, 2006 to the date one year prior.
The investigation revealed that sales and production, at the
subject firm, declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
outdoor commercial lighting fixtures, poles, and accessories
increased during the relevant period.
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 do not possess skills that are 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 outdoor commercial lighting
fixtures, poles, and accessories produced at Hubbell Lighting,
formerly known as Spaulding Lighting, Outdoor & Industrial -
Cincinnati Plant, Cincinnati, Ohio contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Hubbell Lighting, formerly known as Spaulding
Lighting, Outdoor & Industrial - Cincinnati Plant, Cincinnati,
Ohio who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 20, 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 14th day of December 2006


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