DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,653

RPM ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF RAD TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFMARK
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 11,
2008 in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of RPM Electronics, a subsidiary of RAD
Technologies, Fort Collins, Colorado. Workers produce printed
circuit boards.
The worker group includes on-site workers leased from
Staffmark.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm has declined.
RPM Electronics, a subsidiary of RAD Technologies, Fort
Collins, Colorado supplies component parts for power and flow
technologies for high growth, thin film manufacturing, and solar
power applications, and at least 20 percent of its production or
sales is supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.
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 subject 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 workers of RPM Electronics,
Incorporated, a subsidiary of RAD Technologies, Fort Collins,
Colorado, qualify as adversely affected secondary workers under
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of RPM Electronics, Incorporated, a subsidiary
of RAD Technologies, Fort Collins, Colorado, including on-
site leased workers from Staffmark, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after December 8,
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 at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of December 2008

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