DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,889

FORNEY CORPORATION
A SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASE WORKERS OF
PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS

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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 2, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Forney Corporation, a Subsidiary of United
Technologies, Carrollton, Texas. The workers at the subject firm
produced gas igniters and monitoring systems.


The subject firm has been shifting plant production of gas
igniters and monitoring systems to Mexico, a country that is a
party to a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
The investigation also revealed that plant employment
declined during the relevant period.
The investigation furhter revealed that Forney Corporation
leased workers from Professional Placement Solutions, Inc. to
work on-site at Forney Corporation, a Subsidiary of United
Technologies, Carrollton, Texas. The workers were engaged
activities related to the production of gas igniters and
monitoring systems.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 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 Forney Corporation, a Subsidiary of United
Technologies, Carrollton, Texas including on-site leased
workers of Professional Placement Solutions, Inc. who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 31, 2006, 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 27th day of February 2007.



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
_______________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance