DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,949

LITTELFUSE, INC.
ELECTRONIC BUSINESS UNIT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AEROTEK COMMERCIAL STAFFING
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS

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)(A) of Section
222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 22, 2009 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Littelfuse, Inc., Electronic Business Unit, Des Plaines, Illinois.
The workers produce electronic circuit protection devices.
Workers in the subgroup Electronic Testing and Packaging
Department at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance on December 21, 2006 (TA-W-60,411). That
certification expired on December 21, 2008. This determination covers
all workers in the Electronic Business Unit.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at the
subject facility declined in 2008 compared with 2007, and will decline
absolutely in 2009.
The subject firm is shifting domestic production of electronic
circuit protection devices to the Philippines. A significant portion
of these products are imported into the United States, and the subject
firm had an increased reliance on imports in 2008 compared with 2007.
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 the Philippines of articles that are like or
directly competitive with those produced by the subject firm or
subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Littelfuse, Inc., Electronic Business Unit,
including on-site leased workers from Aerotek Commercial
Staffing, Des Plaines, Illinois, 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 3rd day of March, 2009


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance