DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,554

WINCHESTER ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
CORPORATE OFFICE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TALENT TREE AND
OUTSOURCE SOLUTIONS
WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT

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 28, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the Connecticut Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of workers of Winchester Electronics
Corporation, Corporate Office, Wallingford, Connecticut. The
workers produce electronic connectors.
The worker group includes on-sited leased workers from
Talent Tree and OutSource Solutions.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers have been separated from the Wallingford facility in the
last year.
The subject firm is shifting production of electronic
connectors 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 Winchester Electronics Corporation,
Corporate Office, including on-site leased workers from
Talent Tree and OutSource Solutions, Wallingford,
Connecticut, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 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 6th day of February 2009


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