DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,980

STONERIDGE CONTROL DEVICES
A SUBSIDIARY OF STONERIDGE INCORPORATED
POLLAK DIVISION
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 September 4, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Stoneridge Control Devices, a subsidiary Stoneridge
Incorporated, Pollak Division, Canton, Massachusetts. The workers
produce electronic control devices, such as connectors, switches,
censors, and actuators. The workers are not separately identifiable
by product produced.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of electronic control devices 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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles like or
directly competitive with electronic control devices produced by
Stoneridge Control Devices, a subsidiary Stoneridge Incorporated,
Pollak Division, Canton, Massachusetts. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Stoneridge Control Devices, a subsidiary
Stoneridge Incorporated, Pollak Division, Canton,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 2, 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 25th day of September 2008


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