DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,411

PASS & SEYMOUR/LEGRAND
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM HOLLAND STAFFING AND
SELECT STAFFING,
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA

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 May 20, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the company official on behalf of workers
of Pass & Seymour, Concord, North Carolina. The workers produce
electrical wiring devices.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Holland Staffing and Select Staffing.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
facility declined in January through April 2008 compared with
the same period the previous year.
A substantial portion of production of the electrical
wiring devices manufactured at Concord is being shifted to
Mexico, a country that is party to a free trade agreement with
the United States.
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 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 Pass & Seymour, including on-site leased
workers Holland Staffing and Select Staffing, Concord,
North Carolina, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after May 19, 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 13th day of June 2008

/s/ Richard Church

______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance