Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 07/23/2008
Filed Date: 07/30/2009
Most Recent Update: 10/01/2009
Determination Date: 10/01/2009
Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,855
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
TEMPE, ARIZONA
TA-W-71,855A
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
Amended 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
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on October 1, 2009, applicable to workers
of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Technical Information Center,
Tempe, Arizona. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59249).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in activities related to technical customer support.
The Woburn, Massachusetts employees, who provided technical
customer support, belonged to the same worker group as workers
at the Tempe, Arizona site, and were effected by the same
company-wide shift of services to a foreign country.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to include workers of the Woburn, Massachusetts location of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Technical Information Center.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by a
shift of services to a foreign country.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-71,855 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Freescale Semiconductor, Technical
Information Center, Tempe, Arizona (TA-W-71,855) and
Freescale Semiconductor, Technical Information Center,
Woburn, Massachusetts (TA-W-71,855A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 23,
2008, through October 1, 2011, 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 30th day of July 2010
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,855
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
TEMPE, ARIZONA
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. (Set forth in 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 July 30, 2009 on behalf of workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Technical Information Center, Tempe, Arizona
(Tempe Technical Information Center). The workers are engaged in
activities related to technical customer support.
The investigation revealed that workers of Tempe Technical
Information Center who are engaged in activities related to
technical customer support meet the criteria for
certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant portion of
the workers in the workers’ firm have become totally or
partially separated during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because there has been a
shift in technical customer support by Tempe Technical
Information Center to a foreign country.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in technical
customer support by Tempe Technical Information Center to a
foreign country contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Tempe Technical Information Center.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Technical Information Center, Tempe, Arizona,
who are engaged in activities related to technical customer
support, 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 Freescale Semiconductor, Technical
Information Center, Tempe, Arizona, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 23,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 1st day of October, 2009.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,855
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
TEMPE, ARIZONA
TA-W-71,855A
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
Amended 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
issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance on October 1, 2009, applicable to workers
of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Technical Information Center,
Tempe, Arizona. The notice was published in the Federal
Register on November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59249).
At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in activities related to technical customer support.
The Woburn, Massachusetts employees, who provided technical
customer support, belonged to the same worker group as workers
at the Tempe, Arizona site, and were effected by the same
company-wide shift of services to a foreign country.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification
to include workers of the Woburn, Massachusetts location of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Technical Information Center.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include all
workers of the subject firm who were adversely affected by a
shift of services to a foreign country.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-71,855 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Freescale Semiconductor, Technical
Information Center, Tempe, Arizona (TA-W-71,855) and
Freescale Semiconductor, Technical Information Center,
Woburn, Massachusetts (TA-W-71,855A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 23,
2008, through October 1, 2011, 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 30th day of July 2010
/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-71,855
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER
TEMPE, ARIZONA
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. (Set forth in 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 July 30, 2009 on behalf of workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Technical Information Center, Tempe, Arizona
(Tempe Technical Information Center). The workers are engaged in
activities related to technical customer support.
The investigation revealed that workers of Tempe Technical
Information Center who are engaged in activities related to
technical customer support meet the criteria for
certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant portion of
the workers in the workers’ firm have become totally or
partially separated during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because there has been a
shift in technical customer support by Tempe Technical
Information Center to a foreign country.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in technical
customer support by Tempe Technical Information Center to a
foreign country contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Tempe Technical Information Center.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Freescale
Semiconductor, Technical Information Center, Tempe, Arizona,
who are engaged in activities related to technical customer
support, 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 Freescale Semiconductor, Technical
Information Center, Tempe, Arizona, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after July 23,
2008, through two years from the date of certification, and
all workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on 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 1st day of October, 2009.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
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