DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,805

FRY METALS, INC.
D/B/A ALPHA METALS, INC.
A COOKSON ELECTRONICS COMPANY
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

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 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 July 10, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by the Warehousemen, Industrial and Sanitation
Workers of Northern New Jersey, Teamsters Local 945 on behalf of
workers of Fry Metals, Inc., d/b/a Alpha Metals, Inc., a Cookson
Electronics Company, Jersey City, New Jersey. Workers at the
subject firm produce solder paste and subcomponents: solder bar and
flux.
The investigation revealed a significant number or proportion
of workers at the subject facility are threatened to become
separated from employment.
The subject firm is shifting a portion of its solder paste and
subcomponent manufacturing from Jersey City, New Jersey to Mexico,
a country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 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 Fry Metals, Inc., d/b/a Alpha Metals, Inc., a
Cookson Electronics Company, Jersey City, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after July 10, 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 24th day of July 2007

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