PARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,694

KONE INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
STAFF RIGHT AND STAFF SENSE
MCKINNEY, 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, 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 June 15, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Kone Inc.,
McKinney, Texas; the workers produce elevator components.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employs
on-site leased workers from Staff Right and Staff Sense.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of
elevator components 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 has been a shift in
production from Kone Inc., McKinney, Texas to Mexico of articles
that are like or directly competitive with the elevator
components produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Kone Inc., McKinney, Texas, including on-
site leased workers of Staff Right and Staff Sense at Kone
Inc., McKinney, Texas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 11, 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 13th day of July, 2007.


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