DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,917

TRANS-TECH, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
ADAMSTOWN, MARYLAND

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 January 16, 2009, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Trans-Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Skyworks Solutions,
Inc., Adamstown, Maryland. Workers of the subject firm produce
ceramics, filters, and insulators for the wireless industry.
The investigation revealed that declines in employment at
Trans-Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,
Adamstown, Maryland, are related to a shift in the machining for
magnetics used in the production of ceramics, to a country (Mexico)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with the machined magnetics used
in the production of ceramics, filters, and insulators produced by
the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:



"All workers of Trans-Tech, Inc., a subsidiary of Skyworks
Solutions, Inc., Adamstown, Maryland, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 16,
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 29th day of January, 2009


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