DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,024

PRINTRONIX
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
TEMPLOY AND SELECT STAFFING
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

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 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 29, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by company officials on behalf of the
workers at Printronix, Irvine, California. The worker group
includes on-site leased workers of Temploy and Select Staffing.
Workers produced industrial printers, including RFID printers, line
matrix printers, thermal bar code printers, and laser printers.
Workers are not separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of
workers at the subject firm are threatened with separation.
The subject firm is shifting production of industrial printers
to Mexico, a country that is 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 subject facilities 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers Printronix, including on-site leased workers of
Temploy and Select Staffing, Irvine, California, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after January 27, 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 February 2009


/s/Richard Church

RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance