DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,639

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION
PROPULSION DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADECCO
PITSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-62,639A

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADECCO
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended 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 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on March 27, 2008,
applicable to workers of Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion
Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bombardier Transportation,
Total Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The
notice was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2008
(73 FR 19899).
At the request of a petitioner, the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of propulsion equipment and automated
transit systems.
New information shows that leased workers of Adecco were
employed on-site at the Propulsion Division, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and the Total Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania locations of Bombardier Transportation. The
Department has determined that these workers were sufficiently
under the control of the subject firm to be considered leased
workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include leased workers of Adecco working on-site
at the Propulsion Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the
Total Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
locations of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion
Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bombardier Transportation,
Total Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who were
adversely affected by increased imports.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-62,639 and TA-W-
62,639A are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion
Division, including on-site leased workers from Adecco,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639) and Bombardier
Transportation, Total Transit Systems Division,
including on-site leased workers from Adecco,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 31, 2006, through March 27, 2010, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 22nd day of May 2008

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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,639

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION
PROPULSION DIVISION
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

TA-W-62,639A

BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS DIVISION
PITTSBURGH, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 on January 7, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Bombardier
Transportation, Propulsion Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-
W-62,639) and Bombardier Transportation, Total Transit Systems
Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A). Workers at the
subject firm produce propulsion equipment and automated transit
systems. The workers are not separately identifiable by articles
produced.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion Division, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639) and Bombardier Transportation, Total
Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A)
during 2007 over the 2006 period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the entities for
which Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion Division, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639) and Bombardier Transportation, Total
Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A)
submitted bids (in 2005) to provide propulsion equipment and total
transit systems. The survey revealed that a contract was awarded
to a domestic firm who is sourcing the propulsion equipment and
total transit systems from abroad. Shipments of these propulsion
equipment and total transit systems began arriving into the United
States during 2007.
In addition, 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 an increase in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with propulsion equipment and total
transit systems produced by Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion
Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639) and Bombardier
Transportation, Total Transit Systems Division, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A) 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 Bombardier Transportation, Propulsion
Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639) and
Bombardier Transportation, Total Transit Systems Division,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (TA-W-62,639A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 31,
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 March 2008


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





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