DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-80,535

COOPER US, INC.
BUSSMAN DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM MEGAFORCE STAFFING,
MCCAIN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND SELECT STAFFING
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

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:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(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
(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; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on October 20, 2011 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Cooper US, Inc., Bussman Division, including on-site
leased workers from Megaforce Staffing, McCain Employment
Services, and Select Staffing, Goldsboro, North Carolina. The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of midget fuses, vehicle electrical centers, molded components,
and circuit breakers.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioners.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the production of an
article like or directly competitive with the article produced
by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Cooper US, Inc., Bussman Division, Goldsboro,
North Carolina.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cooper US, Inc.,
Bussman Division, including on-site leased workers from
Megaforce Staffing, McCain Employment Services, and Select
Staffing, Goldsboro, North Carolina, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of midget fuses, vehicle
electrical centers, molded components, and circuit breakers 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 Cooper US, Inc., Bussman Division,
including on-site leased workers from Megaforce Staffing,
McCain Employment Services, and Select Staffing,
Goldsboro, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 19, 2010,
through two years from the date of certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on December 20, 2011 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 9th day of December, 2011.


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