DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,549

FISHER HAMILTON L.L.C.
DIVISION OF THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on December 11, 2007, and filed by the Carpenters
Industrial Council, Midwestern Region, on behalf of workers at
Fisher Hamilton L.L.C., Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,
Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The workers produce steel and wood
laboratory case goods and fume hoods. The workers are not
separately identifiable by product line.
The workers are currently certified for Trade Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (TA-W-
58,648). That certification will expire on February 9, 2008.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced declines in sales, production and employment during the
relevant time period.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
increased its imports of steel and wood laboratory case goods and
fume hoods.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with steel and wood laboratory case
goods and fume hoods produced at Fisher Hamilton L.L.C., Division
of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Two Rivers, Wisconsin,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Fisher Hamilton L.L.C., Division of Thermo
Fisher Scientific, Inc., Two Rivers, Wisconsin, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
February 10, 2008, 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 23rd day of January 2008.


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