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TAW-63564  /  Sensormatic Electronic Corporation (San Antonio, PR)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 06/17/2007
Filed Date: 06/18/2008
Most Recent Update: 07/08/2008
Determination Date: 07/08/2008
Expiration Date: 07/08/2010

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,564

SENSORMATIC ELECTRONIC CORPORATION
AND INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF KELLY SERVICES
SAN ANTONIO, PUERTO RICO

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 18, 2008, and filed by the Puerto Rico
Occupational Development and Human Resources Office on behalf of
workers at Sensormatic Electronic Corporation, San Antonio, Puerto
Rico. The workers produce electronic surveillance equipment. The
worker group includes leased workers of Kelly Services.
The decline in employment at the subject plant is related to
the subject firm shifting a major portion of plant production of
electronic surveillance equipment 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 Sensormatic Electronic Corporation, including
leased workers of Kelly Services, San Antonio, Puerto Rico,
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after June 17, 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 July 2008


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