DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,265

COOPER-CROUSE-HINDS
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AMBASSADOR
COOPER INTERCONNECT DIVISION
LA GRANGE, NORTH CAROLINA

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 on October 22, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cooper-Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Interconnect Division, La
Grange, North Carolina. The workers produce industrial
electrical connectors.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Ambassador.
Separations of a significant portion of workers at the La
Grange facility are threatened. The anticipated separations
will begin in late November 2008 and take place in phases.
A substantial portion of production of the industrial
electrical connectors manufactured in the La Grange facility is
being shifted 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 Cooper-Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Interconnect
Division, including on-site leased workers from Ambassador,
La Grange, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 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 25th day of November 2008


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