DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,489

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
A SUBSIDIARY OF WYETH
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS PFIZER
ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK

TA-W-64,489A

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
A SUBSIDIARY OF WYETH
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS PFIZER
CHAZY, NEW YORK

TA-W-64,489B

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
A SUBSIDIARY OF WYETH
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS PFIZER
PLATTSBURG, NEW YORK

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), as amended, the Department of Labor issued an Amended
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on November
24, 2009, applicable to workers of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a
subsidiary of Wyeth, Rouses Point, New York. The notice will be
published soon in the Federal Register soon.
At the request of the state agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are
engaged in activities related to the production of various
pharmaceutical products such as Rapaume Liquid, Effexor, Premarin
IV, Premarin, Prempro, Premarin Vaginal Cream, CEDL, and CEC.
New findings show that the Chazy, New York and Plattsburgh,
New York locations of Pfizer also experienced an employment decline
during the relevant period. Workers at the Chazy and Plattsburgh,
New York locations are engaged in activities related to the
production of various pharmaceutical products directly supporting
and sufficiently under the control of the Rouses Point, New York
production facility of the subject firm.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
cover workers at the Chazy, New York and Plattsburg, New York
locations of Pfizer.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers of Pfizer who were adversely affected by a shift in plant
production of various pharmaceutical products to Canada.


The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,489 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth,
currently known as Pfizer, Rouses Point, New York (TA-W-
64,489, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth, currently known as
Pfizer, Chazy, New York (TA-W-64,489A), and Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth, currently known as
Pfizer, Plattsburg, New York (TA-W-64,489B), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
November 19, 2007, through December 11, 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 7th day of January 2010



/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,489

WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
A SUBSIDIARY OF WYETH
ROUSES POINT, NEW YORK

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 November 20, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth, Rouses
Point, New York. The workers at the subject facility are engaged in
activities related to the production of various pharmaceutical
products such as Rapaume Liquid, Effexor, Premarin IV, Premarin,
Prempro, Premarin Vaginal Cream, CEDL, and CEC.
The investigation revealed that the preponderance of declines
in employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
plant production of various pharmaceutical products to Canada 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 Canada of articles like or
directly competitive with various pharmaceutical products produced
by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth, Rouses Point, New
York. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"Workers of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wyeth,
Rouses Point, New York, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 19, 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 11th day of December 2008

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance





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