DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,602

EGS ELECTRICAL GROUP
LEXINGTON, 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), 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 May 31, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local 688 on behalf of workers of EGS Electrical Group,
Lexington, Ohio. The workers produce zinc die cast electrical
fittings.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced worker separations. A plant shutdown is imminent.
Fittings produced at the Lexington plant are now being
supplied by a firm producing abroad with which the subject firm has
a contract to market these imports via EGS' distribution warehouse
in Memphis, Tennessee, to established U.S. customers.
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.
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 zinc die cast electrical fittings
produced at EGS Electrical Group, Lexington, 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 EGS Electrical Group, Lexington, Ohio who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 30, 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 6th day of July, 2007


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