DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,390

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES
WAREHOUSE FACILITY
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS

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 November 10, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Sensata Technologies, Warehouse Facility, Brownsville,
Texas. The workers are engaged in the warehousing and distribution
of electronic sensors and controls.
The investigation revealed that employment declined at the
subject firm during the relevant period under investigation.
The workers at the subject firm were in direct support of
production of temperature sensors manufactured by Sensata
Technologies, Power Controls Frederick Division, Frederick,
Maryland. Workers at that plant were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance based on a shift in production to Mexico
and Canada (TA-W-62,953).
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 do not possess skills that are 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 by
Sensata Technologies to Mexico and China of articles that are like
or directly competitive with the temperature sensors produced by
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sensata Technologies, Warehouse Facility,
Brownsville, Texas, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 5, 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 18th day of November, 2008


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