CORRECTED COPY
JULY 15, 2008
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,489

WEASTEC, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM THE RESERVES NETWORK
SEAMAN, OHIO

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 in response to a petition
received on June 6, 2008, and filed on behalf of workers at
Weastec, Inc., Seaman, Ohio. The workers produce automotive
dashboard and cabin switches. The workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from The
Reserves Network.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined in the last year and further separations are anticipated.
The subject firm is continuing to shift its production of cabin
switches abroad, and subsequently importing those products into 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 China, Thailand, and
Indonesia of articles that are like or directly competitive with
those produced by the subject firm or subdivision, and there has
been or is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Weastec, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from The Reserves Network, Seaman, Ohio, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 5, 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 30th day of June 2008

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance