DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,065

AEIOMED INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO EMPLOYMENT, AEROTEK
COMMERCIAL STAFFING, COMMAND CENTER, AND KELLY SERVICES
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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 17, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a state representative on behalf of
workers of Aeiomed Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The
workers are engaged in the assembly of respiratory machinery,
particularly continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) Machines.
The investigation revealed Aeiomed Incorporated also employed
leased workers from Adecco Employment, Aerotek Commercial Staffing,
Command Center, and Kelly Services.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of respiratory machinery abroad (Indonesia).
The investigation further revealed that there will be increased
imports of respiratory machinery to the U.S.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to 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 Aeiomed Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
including on-site leased workers from Adecco Employment,
Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Command Center, and Kelly
Services, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 16, 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 10th day of October 2008



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