DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-82,150

BADGER METER, INC.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

TA-W-82,150A

LEASED WORKERS FROM TEKSYSTEMS
WORKING ON-SITE AT BADGER METER, INC.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

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 November 13, 2012 by a company official on behalf of
workers of Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of flow measurement devices and automatic meter
reading equipment. The worker group includes on-site leased
workers from TekSystems.
Workers of Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin were
covered by certification TA-W-73,666 that expired on April 28,
2012. The on-site leased workers from TekSystems were not
included in the previous certification.
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 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 production of articles
like or directly competitive with the flow measurement devices
and automatic meter reading equipment produced by the workers'
firm which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Badger Meter, Inc.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who are engaged in activities related to
production of flow measurement devices and automatic meter
reading equipment, 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 Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
(TA-W-82,150) who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 29, 2012, 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,
AND
All leased workers from TekSystems, working on-site at
Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (TA-W-82,150A)
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after November 12, 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 3rd day of December, 2012
/s/Michael W. Jaffe
____________________________
MICHAEL W. JAFFE
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance