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TAW-64882  /  Amphenol TCS (Nashua, NH)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/05/2008
Filed Date: 01/14/2009
Most Recent Update: 02/03/2009
Determination Date: 02/03/2009
Expiration Date: 02/03/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,882

AMPHENOL TCS
A SUBSIDIARY OF AMPHENOL CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKKERS FROM MICROTECH
AND TRITON STAFFING
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE


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 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 14, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at Amphenol TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from MircoTech and Triton
Staffing, Nashua, New Hampshire. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of high speed electronic
connectors.
Employment and sales at the subject firm declined during the
relevant period.
Subject firm imports of high speed electronic connectors
increased during the relevant period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with high speed electronic connectors
produced at Amphenol TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from MircoTech and Triton
Staffing, Nashua, New Hampshire, contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Amphenol TCS, a subsidiary of Amphenol
Corporation, including on-site leased workers from MircoTech
and Triton Staffing, Nashua, New Hampshire, engaged in
activities related to the production of high speed electronic
connectors, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 5, 2008 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 3rd day of February 2009

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