DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,367

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING SERVICES
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER TEMPORARY
SERVICES
DUBLIN, GEORGIA

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 October 26, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers of Rockwell Automation, Operations and Engineering
Services, Dublin, Georgia. The workers at the subject facility
produce electronic assemblies, in particular small logic
controllers (SLC) and distributed input/output (DIO) devices for
a variety of industries. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed Rockwell Automation, Operations
and Engineering Services, Dublin, Georgia, employed leased
workers from Manpower Temporary Services.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of
electronic assemblies to a country (Singapore) 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 conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Singapore of articles
that are like or directly competitive with electronic assemblies
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Rockwell Automation, Operations and
Engineering Services, Dublin, Georgia, including on-site
leased workers from Manpower Temporary Services, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 25, 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 8th day of November 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,367A

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING SERVICES
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For 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 October 26, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on by a company official on behalf
of workers of Rockwell Automation, Operations and Engineering
Services, Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The workers at the subject
facility provide engineering and sales support for products
manufactured at a trade certified facility.
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of
electronic assemblies from Rockwell Automation, Operations and
Engineering Services, Dublin, Georgia to a country (Singapore)
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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that
the Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act
are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion one has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that there is not a significant
number of workers in the workers' firm 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Singapore of articles
that are like or directly competitive with electronic assemblies
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Rockwell Automation, Operations and
Engineering Services, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 25, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Rockwell Automation,
Operations and Engineering Services, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of November 2007

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