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TAW-62456  /  Springfield Wire, Inc. (Springfield, MA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 12/28/2007
Filed Date: 11/14/2007
Most Recent Update: 12/05/2007
Determination Date: 12/05/2007
Expiration Date: 12/05/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,456

SPRINGFIELD WIRE, INC.
SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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 in response to a petition
received on November 14, 2007, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Springfield Wire, Inc., Springfield,
Massachusetts. The workers produce tubular heating elements.
It is anticipated that employment will decline in the near
future. That decline is related to a shift in plant production of
tubular heating elements abroad, including to Mexico, a country
that is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible for Trade
Adjustment Assistance on December 27, 2005 (TA-W-58,367). That
certification will expire on December 27, 2007.
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 Springfield Wire, Inc., Springfield,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 28, 2007, 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 5th day of December 2007.


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