DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,648

CUNO, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF 3M COMPANY
IUCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM COWORX STAFFING
MERIDEN, 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 December 11, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a State Agency Representative on
behalf of workers of Cuno, Inc., a subsidiary of 3m Company,
Meriden, Connecticut. The workers produce filtration products.
Worker group includes on-site leased workers from Coworx
Staffing.
The investigation revealed that Cuno, Inc. is separating a
significant number of employees at Meriden in 2008 as the firm
is shifting production of filtration products 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 Cuno, Inc., a subsidiary of 3m Company,
including on-site leased workers from Coworx Staffing,
Meriden, Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 10, 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 24th day of December 2008


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