DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,475

BIOSENSE WEBSTER
A DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA

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 June 4, 2008 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Biosense Webster, a
Division of Johnson & Johnson, Irwindale, California. Workers
manufacture electrophysiology catheters.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Kelly Services.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the period of January through May 2008 when
compared to the same time period in 2007.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
shifted a portion of the production of electrophysiology
catheters to a country (Mexico) 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 has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those
manufactured by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Biosense Webster, a Division of Johnson &
Johnson, Irwindale, California, including on-site leased
workers from Kelly Services, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 3,
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 25th day of June 2008


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