DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,874

FINE PITCH TECHNOLOGIES
A DIVISION OF SOLECTRON
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTECH
WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 21, 2008, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Fine Pitch
Technologies, Wilmington, Massachusetts. The workers are
engaged in the production of printed wiring boards and sub
electronic assemblies.
The investigation revealed that Fine Pitch Technologies,
Wilmington, Massachusetts supplies component parts for automated
test equipment, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
The investigation also revealed that Fine Pitch
Technologies, Wilmington, Massachusetts also leased workers from
AeroTech, Wilmington, Massachusetts.
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 workers of Fine Pitch
Technologies, Wilmington, Massachusetts, qualify as adversely
affected secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Fine Pitch Technologies, Wilmington,
Massachusetts, including on-site leased workers from
Aerotech, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 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 at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of March, 2008



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