DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,107

LITTELFUSE, INC.
AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS UNIT
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM
AEROTEK
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS

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 April 16, 2008,
applicable to workers of Littelfuse, Inc., Automotive Business
Unit, Des Plaines, Illinois. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 24318).
At the request of a company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production of automotive circuit
protection devices.
New information shows that temporary workers of AeroTek were
employed on-site at the Des Plaines, Illinois location of
Littelfuse, Inc., Automotive Business Unit. The Department has
determined that these workers were sufficiently under the control
of the subject firm to be considered temporary workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include temporary workers of AeroTek working on-
site at the Des Plaines, Illinois location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Littlefuse, Inc., Automotive Business
Unit, Des Plaines, Illinois who were adversely affected by a
shift in production of automotive circuit protection devices to
Mexico.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,107 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Littelfuse, Inc., Automotive Business
Unit, including on-site temporary workers from AeroTek,
Des Plaines, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 28, 2007,
through April 16, 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 23rd day of May 2008

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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,107

LITTELFUSE, INC.
AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS UNIT
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS

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 April 1, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Littelfuse, Inc., Automotive Business Unit, Des Plaines, Illinois.
The workers produce automotive circuit protection devices. The
workers are not separately identifiable by article.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined in January through March 2008 when compared with the same
period in 2007.
The subject firm is currently engaged in the process of
shifting a portion of production of automotive circuit protection
devices to a country (Mexico) which is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Littelfuse, Inc., Automotive Business Unit,
Des Plaines, Illinois, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 28, 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 16th of April 2008


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






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