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TAW-82835  /  Cambridge International Inc. (Modesto, CA)

Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 06/20/2012
Filed Date: 06/21/2013
Most Recent Update: 07/17/2013
Determination Date: 07/17/2013
Expiration Date: 07/17/2015

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL

TA-W-82,835

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL INC.
F/K/A ALLOY WIRE BELT
MODESTO, 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:
(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 June 21, 2013 by a state workforce official on behalf of
workers of Cambridge International Inc., f/k/a Alloy Wire Belt,
Modesto, California ("Cambridge" or "subject firm"). The subject
firm is engaged in activities related to the production of metal
conveyor belts. The worker group does not include on-site leased
workers.
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 Cambridge 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 metal conveyor belts produced by
the workers, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Cambridge.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cambridge International
Inc., f/k/a Alloy Wire Belt, Modesto, California, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of metal conveyor belts,
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 Cambridge International Inc., f/k/a Alloy
Wire Belt, Modesto, California, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after June 20,
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."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 17th day of July, 2013


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