DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,666

KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE
FORMERLY KNOWN AS TELEFLEX
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM LABOR FINDERS,
THE ARNOLD GROUP, LSI STAFFING AND RICHARD WEISBART
HAYSVILLE, KANSAS

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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on December 29, 2008,
applicable to workers of Kongsberg Automotive, formerly known as
Teleflex, Incorporated, including on-site leased workers from
Labor Finders, The Arnold Group, and LSI Staffing, Haysville,
Kansas. The notice was published in the Federal Register on
January 26, 2009 (74 FR 4463).
At the request of the company official, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The
workers produce injected plastic components for the automotive
industry.
New information provided by the company shows that during
the initial investigation, the official inadvertently excluded
the Richard Weisbart contract with Kongsberg Automotive in
Haysville, Kansas. Mr. Weisbart is the plant manager and is
sufficiently under the control of the subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers at the subject firm who were adversely affected by
the shift in production to Mexico.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending the
certification to include Richard Weisbart working on-site at the
Haysville, Kansas location of the subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-64,666 is hereby
issued as follows:



“All workers of Kongsberg Automotive, formerly known as
Teleflex, Incorporated, including on-site leased workers from
Labor Finders, The Arnold Group, LSI Staffing, and Richard
Weisbart, Haysville, Kansas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after December 9, 2007,
through December 29, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of March 2009

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


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,666

KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE
FORMERLY KNOWN AS TELEFLEX
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM LABOR FINDERS,
THE ARNOLD GROUP, AND LSI STAFFING
HAYSVILLE, KANSAS

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 December 12, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Kongsberg Automotive, formerly known as Teleflex,
Incorporated, Haysville, Kansas. Workers at the subject firm
produce injected plastic components for the automotive industry.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Labor Finders, The Arnold Group, and LSI Staffing.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of workers
at the subject firm have become or are threatened to become totally
or partially separated.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
shifted production of injected plastic components to a country
(Mexico) 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 division 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 like
or directly competitive with those produced by the firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
“All workers of Kongsberg Automotive, formerly known as
Teleflex, Incorporated, including on-site leased workers from
Labor Finders, The Arnold Group, and LSI Staffing, Haysville,
Kansas who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 9, 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 29th day of December 2008
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance






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