DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-82,020

ASHEBORO WIRE PLANT-HYOSUNG USA
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
DEFENDER STAFFING, STARR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.,
DAUGHERTY STAFFING SOLUTIONS, AND DEMPSEY PRO SERVICES
ASHEBORO, 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 1, 2012 by a company official on behalf of workers
of Asheboro Wire Plant-Hyosung USA, including on-site leased
workers from Defender Staffing, Starr Electric Company, Inc.,
Daugherty Staffing Solutions, and Dempsey Pro Services, Asheboro,
North Carolina (Asheboro). The subject firm is engaged in
activities related to the production of steel cords for the
trucking tire industry.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number or
proportion of the workers at Asheboro 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 steel cords produced by the
workers, which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Asheboro.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I
determine that workers of Asheboro Wire Plant-Hyosung USA,
including on-site leased workers from Defender Staffing, Starr
Electric Company, Inc., Daugherty Staffing Solutions, and Dempsey
Pro Services, Asheboro, North Carolina, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of steel cords for the
trucking tire industry, 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 Asheboro Wire Plant-Hyosung USA, including on-
site leased workers from Defender Staffing, Starr Electric
Company, Inc., Daugherty Staffing Solutions, and Dempsey Pro
Services, Asheboro, North Carolina, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 28,
2011, 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 26th day of October, 2012

/s/del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance