DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,233

MPC COMPUTERS, LLC
ALSO KNOWN AS GATEWAY PRO PARTNERS, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SELECT STAFFING
LE VERGNE, TENNESSEE

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 23, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of MPC Computers, LLC, also known as Gateway Pro
Partners, LLC, La Vergne, Tennessee. The workers produce
computers.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Select Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the La Vergne
facility has declined from 2007 through the first quarter of
2008.
The subject firm is shifting computer production at La
Vergne to Mexico, a country that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, 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.
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 MPC Computers, LLC, also known as Gateway
Pro Partners, LLC, including on-site leased workers from
Select Staffing, La Vergne, Tennessee, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after April
22, 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 8th day of May 2008
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance