DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,580

BELDEN
D/B/A MOHAWK
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES,
HAMILTON CONNECTIONS, JOBPRO, OUTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LLC, AND
WESTAFF
MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT

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 December 18, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Belden, d/b/a Mohawk, Manchester, Connecticut.
Workers manufacture copper cable. Workers are vertically
integrated between the processes of copper cable.

The subject firm also leased workers from Express Personnel
Services, JOBPRO, Hamilton Connections, Outsource Solutions, and
Westaff.
The investigation revealed that workers were separated from
employment at the firm in December 2007 and January 2008, with a
threat of future separations forthcoming.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted some of the production
of copper cable to a country (Mexico) 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 Belden, d/b/a Mohawk, Manchester, Connecticut,
including on-site leased workers of Express Personnel
Services, Hamilton Connections, Jobpro, Outsource Solutions,
LLC, and Westaff, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 17, 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 27th day of February 2008


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