DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,869

COLUMBIA LIGHTING
A DIVISION OF HUBBELL LIGHTING
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

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 February 20, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 73, on behalf of workers of Columbia
Lighting, a division of Hubbell Lighting, Spokane, Washington. The
workers produce fluorescent lighting fixtures. The workers are not
separately identifiable by articles produced.
The workers were previously certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-57,145, which
expired August 19, 2007.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined during declined in January
2008 when compared to January 2007.
The investigation further revealed that the firm increased its
reliance on imports of fluorescent lighting fixtures.
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 fluorescent lighting fixtures
produced at Columbia Lighting, a division of Hubbell Lighting,
Spokane, Washington, 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 Columbia Lighting, a division of Hubbell
Lighting, Spokane, Washington, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 20, 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 14th day of May 2008


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