DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,106

LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER, ERG, AND ONE
SOURCE
DELAWARE WATER GAP, PENNSYLVANIA

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 September 6, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Laird Technologies, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
The workers produce electromagnetic shielding devices.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Manpower, ERG, and One Source.
The investigation revealed employment at the subject firm
declined in January through August 2007 when compared with the same
period in 2006.
The subject firm has shifted a portion of production of
electromagnetic shielding devices to a country (Mexico) which is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 of 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 Laird Technologies, including on-site leased
workers from Manpower, ERG, and One Source, Delaware Water
Gap, Pennyslvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 4, 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 18th of September 2007


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