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TAW-75285  /  VisLink, Inc. (North Billerica, MA)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 02/14/2010
Filed Date: 02/15/2011
Most Recent Update: 03/15/2011
Determination Date: 03/15/2011
Expiration Date: 03/15/2013

Other Worker Groups on This Petition
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-75,285

VISLINK, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF VISLINK, PLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS
FROM BRADLEY HUME, BLACK DIAMOND NETWORKS, AND PRO SOURCE
NORTH BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS

TA-W-75,285A

VISLINK, INC. (PMR)
A SUBSIDIARY OF VISLINK, PLC
VISTA, CALIFORNIA

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 February 15, 2011, by a company official on behalf of
workers of VisLink, Inc., a subsidiary of VisLink, PLC, North
Billerica, Massachusetts (TA-W-75,285); VisLink, Inc. (PMR), a
subsidiary of VisLink, PLC, Vista, California (TA-W-75,285A)
(VisLink). The workers produce microwave products and
assemblies for the communications industry. The worker group
includes on-site leased workers from Bradley Hume, Black
Diamond, and Pro Source at the North Billerica, Massachusetts
facility (TA-W-75,285).
The investigation revealed that workers of VisLink who are
engaged in employment related to the production of microwave
products and assemblies meet the criteria for certification.
Criterion I has been met because a significant number of
the workers have been separated during the relevant period.
Criterion II has been satisfied because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of articles
like or directly competitive with the article produced by the
firm.
Criterion III has been met because the shift in
production to a foreign country by VisLink, Inc. contributed
importantly to worker group separations at the North
Billerica, Massachusetts and Vista, California facilities.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of VisLink, Inc., a
subsidiary of VisLink, PLC, North Billerica, Massachusetts
(TA-W-75,285); and VisLink, Inc. (PMR), a subsidiary of
VisLink, PLC, Vista, California (TA-W-75,285A), who are engaged
in employment related to production of microwave products and
assemblies, 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 VisLink, Inc., a subsidiary of VisLink,
PLC, including on-site leased workers from Bradley Hume,
Black Diamond, and Pro Source, North Billerica,
Massachusetts (TA-W-75,285); and VisLink, Inc. (PMR), a
subsidiary of VisLink, PLC, Vista, California (TA-W-
75,285A), who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 14, 2010, 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 15th day of March, 2011

/s/ Michael W. Jaffe
______________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance