DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,958

MOLEX, INC.
TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM OASIS TEMPORARY STAFFING
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

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 State Workforce Office on behalf
of workers of Molex, Inc., Transportation Products Division,
Lincoln, Nebraska. The workers produce electronic connectors.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at the subject facility during the period under investigation.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding their purchases of electronic
connectors during 2007 and 2008. The survey revealed an increased
reliance on imports of electronic connectors.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with electronic connectors produced at
Molex, Inc., Transportation Products Division, Lincoln, Nebraska,
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 Molex, Inc., Transportation Products Division,
including on-site leased workers from Oasis Temporary
Staffing, Lincoln, Nebraska, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 21, 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 6th day of May 2009



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