DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,654

BADGER FIRE PROTECTION / UTC FIRE AND SECURITY
BADGER FIRE PROTECTION DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED FROM THE BRADFORD COMPANY, MANPOWER, AND
ADECCO
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA

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 December 21, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Badger Fire Protection / UTC Fire and Security, Badger
Fire Protection Division, Charlottesville, Virginia. The workers of
the subject facility produce portable fire extinguishers.
The subject firm also leases some workers from The Bradford
Company, Manpower, and Adecco.
Employment at the subject facility decreased from 2005 to
January through November 2006.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that portable fire
extinguisher production shifted from the subject firm
Charlottesville, Virginia 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 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 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 Badger Fire Protection / UTC Fire and
Security, Badger Fire Protection Division, including on-site
leased workers from The Bradford Company, Manpower, and
Adecco, Charlottesville, Virginia who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 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 23rd day of January 2007

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