DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,640

PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
TECHSEAL DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MANPOWER
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA

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 January 7, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Parker Hannifin Corporation, TechSeal Division,
Wilson, North Carolina. The workers produce lathe cut seals, a
type of rubber sealing device.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Manpower.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined between 2006 and 2007.
The subject firm shifted production of lathe cut seals to
China and Vietnam in 2007. It is likely that the company will
increase imports of lathe cut seals.
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 China and Vietnam of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has been
or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Parker Hannifin Corporation, TechSeal
Division, including on-site leased workers from Manpower,
Wilson, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 4, 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 11th of January 2008


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