DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,720

SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS, INC.
DELPHI CONNECTION SYSTEMS DIVISION
LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 January 9, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Specialty Electronics Inc., Delphi Connection Systems
Division, Landrum, South Carolina. The workers at the subject
firm produce electrical connectors and are not separately
identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm was
previously certified to apply for trade adjustment assistance
benefits, under case number TA-W-56,198, this certification
expired on January 14, 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the preponderance
in the decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
an on-going shift in production of electrical connectors to
Mexico, a country that is party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
In addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from Specialty Electronics Inc., Delphi Connection Systems
Division, Landrum, South Carolina to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with electrical connectors produced
by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Specialty Electronics Inc., Delphi
Connection Systems Division, Landrum, South Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 15, 2007 through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 2nd day of February, 2007

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