DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,224

OPPORTUNITY, INC.
MEDICAL DIVISION
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS

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 April 2, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Opportunity Inc., Medical Division, Highland Park, Illinois. The
workers at the subject firm produce (assemble) medical products.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at
Opportunity Inc., Medical Division, Highland Park, Illinois
declined to zero on March 30, 2007, when all operations at the
subject facility ceased.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of medical product assemblies
in 2005, 2006, and January-March 2007. The survey revealed that a
major respondent increased its imports while decreasing purchases
from the subject firm in 2006 compared with 2005.
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.
Limited opportunities for employment of subject firm workers in
the local workplace constitute adverse conditions.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with medical product assemblies
produced at Opportunity Inc., Medical Division, Highland Park,
Illinois, 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 Opportunity Inc., Medical Division, Highland
Park, Illinois who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 2, 2006 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 25th day of May, 2007


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