DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,137

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC
OPERATIONS GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF NW STAFFING AND
PROSOURCE NETWORK
PORTLAND, OREGON

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 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 for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 30, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by an Oregon State workforce
representative on behalf of workers at Electro Scientific
Industries, Inc., Operations Group, Portland, Oregon. Workers of
the Operations Group are engaged in the production of laser systems
and assemblies.
The worker group includes workers leased from NW Staffing and
Prosource Network to produce laser systems and assemblies.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject facility declined in January to August 2008 compared with
the same period in 2007.
The subject firm is shifting production of laser systems and
assemblies to Singapore. Singapore 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 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 Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Operations
Group, Portland, Oregon, including on-site leased workers of
NW Staffing and Prosource Network, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 22,
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 15th day of October 2008


/s/Richard Church

RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance