Department of Labor

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,779

SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
WENDELL, NORTH 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 July 3, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by company officials on behalf
of workers at Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution,
Wendell, North Carolina. The workers at the subject firm
produce medium voltage switch gears and controls.
The investigation revealed that employment separations
at the subject plant are related to a shift in production of
medium voltage switchgears and controls 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 Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution,
Wendell, North Carolina to Mexico of articles that are like or
directly competitive with the medium voltage switchgears and
controls products produced by that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Siemens Power Transmission and
Distribution, Wendell, North Carolina, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 29,
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 19th day of July, 2007


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