DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,127

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
INKJET CONSUMER SOLUTIONS
HP CONSUMER HARDWARE INKJET LAB
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS FROM
HIGHTOWER TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL, INC., SYNCRO DESIGN, VMC, PDG
ONCORE, K FORCE, SUPPLY SOURCE, SIGMA DESIGN, NOVO ENGINEERING,
ACT, STILWELL BAKER, AND BEYONDSOFT
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 23, 2008,
applicable to all workers of Hewlett-Packard Company, Inkjet
Consumer Solutions, HP Consumer Hardware Inkjet Lab, Vancouver,
Washington. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
November 10, 2008 (73 FR 66676). The notice was amended on
January 9, 2009 to include on-site leased workers from Hightower
Technology Capital, Inc. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on January 26, 2009 (74 FR 4460)
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
developed research design, engineering specifications, and
drawings used in the manufacturing of HP Deskjet and Photosmart
printers.
New information shows that workers leased from Syncro
Design, VMC, PDG Oncore, K Force, Supply Source, Sigma Design,
Novo Engineering, ACT, Stilwell Baker and BeyondSoft were
employed on-site at the Vancouver, Washington location of Hewlett
Packard Company, Inject Consumer Solutions, HP Consumer Hardware
Inject Lab. The Department has determined that these workers
were sufficiently under the control of the subject firm to be
considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include workers leased from Syncro Design, VMC,
PDG Oncore, K Force, Supply Source, Sigma Design, Novo
Engineering, ACT, Stilwell Baker and BeyondSoft working on-site
at the Vancouver, Washington location of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers employed at Hewlett Packard Company, Inkjet Consumer
Solutions, HP Consumer Hardware Inkjet Lab, Vancouver, Washington
who were adversely affected by a shift in production to Shanghai,
China.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,127 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Hewlett-Packard Company, Inkjet Consumer
Solutions, HP Consumer Hardware Inkjet Lab, Vancouver,
Washington, including on-site leased workers of Hightower
Technology Capital, Inc., Syncro Design, VMC, PDG Oncore,
K Force, Supply Source, Sigma Design, Novo Engineering, ACT,
Stilwell Baker and BeyondSoft, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 26, 2007
through October 23, 2010, 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 3rd day of June 2010

/s/ Richard Church

__________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,127

HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY
INKJET CONSUMER SOLUTIONS
HP CONSUMER HARDWARE INKJET LAB
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

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), 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 29, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hewlett Packard Company, Inkjet Consumer Solutions, HP
Consumer Hardware Inkjet Lab, Vancouver, Washington. The Inkjet
Lab developed research designs, engineering specifications, and
drawings used in the manufacture of HP Deskjet and Photosmart
printers. An important part of this work involved the testing of
inkjet printer prototypes.
Employment and production at the subject facility declined
from September 2007 to September 2008.
The subject firm is shifting prototype testing, as well as
some work on research designs, engineering specifications, and
drawings, abroad, including to Singapore, a country that is party
to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 subject facilities 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 Singapore 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 Hewlett Packard Company, Inkjet Consumer
Solutions, HP Consumer Hardware Inkjet Lab, Vancouver,
Washington, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 26, 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 23rd day of October 2008

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





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