Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 03/11/2007
Filed Date: 04/08/2008
Most Recent Update: 05/12/2008
Determination Date: 05/12/2008
Expiration Date: 05/12/2010
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,155
AMPHENOL-TCS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM
MICROTECH AND TRITON STAFFING
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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 May 12, 2008,
applicable to workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, Nashua, New Hampshire. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on May 29, 2008 (73 FR 30977).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of electronic connectors and
backplane assemblies. The workers are separately identifiable by
articles produced.
New information shows that temporary workers from Microtech
and Triton Staffing were employed on-site at the Nashua, New
Hampshire location of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation. 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 from Microtech and
Triton Staffing working on-site at the Cleveland, Ohio location
of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation who were adversely affected by a shift in production
of backplane assemblies to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,155 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, including on-site temporary workers from
Microtech and Triton Staffing, engaged in the
production of backplane assemblies, Nashua, New
Hampshire, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 11, 2007, through May
12, 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 27th day of June 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole_________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,155
AMPHENOL-TCS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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 8, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, Nashua, New
Hampshire. The workers produce electronic connectors and backplane
assemblies. The workers are separately identifiable by articles
produced.
At the request of the petitioner, the petition is meant to
encompass only those workers engaged in the production of backplane
assemblies.
The subject firm was previously certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on March 10, 2005. That
certification expired on March 10, 2007.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, Nashua, New
Hampshire are related to a shift in production of backplane
assemblies to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to the Mexico of articles
that are like or directly competitive with the backplane assemblies
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, engaged in the production of backplane
assemblies, Nashua, New Hampshire who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 11, 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 12th day of May 2008
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,155
AMPHENOL-TCS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE TEMPORARY WORKERS FROM
MICROTECH AND TRITON STAFFING
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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 May 12, 2008,
applicable to workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, Nashua, New Hampshire. The notice was published in
the Federal Register on May 29, 2008 (73 FR 30977).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of electronic connectors and
backplane assemblies. The workers are separately identifiable by
articles produced.
New information shows that temporary workers from Microtech
and Triton Staffing were employed on-site at the Nashua, New
Hampshire location of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation. 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 from Microtech and
Triton Staffing working on-site at the Cleveland, Ohio location
of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation who were adversely affected by a shift in production
of backplane assemblies to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,155 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, including on-site temporary workers from
Microtech and Triton Staffing, engaged in the
production of backplane assemblies, Nashua, New
Hampshire, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 11, 2007, through May
12, 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 27th day of June 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole_________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-63,155
AMPHENOL-TCS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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 8, 2008, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, Nashua, New
Hampshire. The workers produce electronic connectors and backplane
assemblies. The workers are separately identifiable by articles
produced.
At the request of the petitioner, the petition is meant to
encompass only those workers engaged in the production of backplane
assemblies.
The subject firm was previously certified eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) on March 10, 2005. That
certification expired on March 10, 2007.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, Nashua, New
Hampshire are related to a shift in production of backplane
assemblies to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers’ firm or subdivision to the Mexico of articles
that are like or directly competitive with the backplane assemblies
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Amphenol-TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, engaged in the production of backplane
assemblies, Nashua, New Hampshire who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after March 11, 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 12th day of May 2008
/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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