DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-65,430

NILES AMERICA WINTECH, INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
VOLT SERVICES GROUP
WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY

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 February 27, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Niles America Wintech, Incorporated, Winchester,
Kentucky. The workers produce electro mechanical switches for the
automotive industry.
The Department learned that the subject worker group includes
workers leased from Volt Services Group.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales and
production at the subject firm declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm has
increased its reliance on imports of products like or directly
competitive with those produced at the subject firm.
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 do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases in imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Niles America
Wintech, Incorporated, Winchester, Kentucky 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 Niles America Wintech, Incorporated,
Winchester, Kentucky, including on-site leased workers from
Volt Services Group, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 26, 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 9th day of April 2009

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance