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TAW-71004  /  Radisys Corporation (Hillsboro, OR)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 06/01/2008
Filed Date: 06/05/2009
Most Recent Update: 08/14/2009
Determination Date: 08/14/2009
Expiration Date: 08/14/2011

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-71,004

RADISYS CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
HILLSBORO, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm under
Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are satisfied if
the following criteria are met:
I. The first criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(1) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(1)) requires that a significant
number or proportion of the workers in the workers' firm must
have become totally or partially separated or be threatened
with total or partial separation.

II. The second criterion (set forth in Section 222(a)(2) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)) may be satisfied if either:

(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a
foreign country in the production of articles or supply
of services like or directly competitive with those
produced/supplied by the workers' firm; or
(i)(II) there has been an acquisition from a foreign country
by the workers' firm of articles/services that are like
or directly competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm.

III. The third criterion requires that the shift/acquisition must
have contributed importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation. See Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii).

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 5, 2009 on behalf of workers of RadiSys Corporation,
Hillsboro, Oregon. The workers are engaged in the production of
PCB boards, telecommunication systems, and medical systems.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Employment Trends.
The investigation revealed that workers of the Hillsboro,
Oregon facility who are engaged in employment related to the
production of PCB boards, telecommunication systems, and medical
systems meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant portion of
the workers has been separated.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted the production of an article like or directly
competitive with PCB boards, telecommunication systems, and
medical systems to a foreign country.
Criterion III has been met because the shift of production
of PCB boards, telecommunication systems, and medical systems from
the Hillsboro facility to China and Malaysia contributed
importantly to worker group separations at that facility.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of RadiSys Corporation,
including on-site leased workers from Employment Trends, Hillsboro,
Oregon, who are engaged in employment related to the production
of PCB boards, telecommunication systems, and medical systems meet
the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of RadiSys Corporation, including on-site leased
workers from Employment Trends, Hillsboro, Oregon, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
June 1, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification, and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment on the date of
certification through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 14th day of August, 2009


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