DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,663

C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONYERS, GEORGIA

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 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of C&D Technologies, Inc., Conyers, Georgia. The
workers at the subject firm produced industrial batteries.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined absolutely upon its closure in August
2007.
The investigation revealed that aggregate U.S. imports of
storage batteries increased absolutely and relative to U.S.
shipments in 2006 when compared with the same period in 2005. U.S.
imports of storage batteries continued to increase in 2007 when
compared with 2006.
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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 industrial batteries produced at
C&D Technologies, Inc., Conyers, Georgia contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of C&D Technologies, Inc., Conyers, Georgia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after January 9, 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 2nd day of July 2008

/s/ Linda G. Rose

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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance