DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-90,030

SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP
ALSO KNOWN AS TYCO FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS
A WHOLLY OWNED, INDIRECT SUBSIDIARY OF TYCO INTERNATIONAL PLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM ADECCO USA, INC., COMPLETE
STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC., GDKN CORPORATION, HIRED BY MATRIX,
INC., PYRAMID CONSULTING, INC., AND ACT 1 GROUP INC. D/B/A/ -
AGILE
WESTMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS

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 July 15, 2015 by the company official on behalf of
workers of SimplexGrinnell LP, also known as Tyco Fire Protection
Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International Plc,
Westminster, Massachusetts (herein referred to as the "workers'
firm"). The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the
production of wiring harnesses for fire alarm panels and fire
alarm panels. The worker group also encompasses on-site leased
workers from Adecco USA, Inc., Complete Staffing Solutions,
Inc., GDKN Corporation, Hired by Matrix, Inc., Pyramid
Consulting, Inc., and Act 1 Group Inc. d/b/a/ - Agile.
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 articles like
or directly competitive with the articles produced by the workers
which contributed importantly to separations at the workers'
firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of SimplexGrinnell LP,
also known as Tyco Fire Protection Products, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Tyco International Plc, including on-site leased
workers from Adecco USA, Inc., Complete Staffing Solutions,
Inc., GDKN Corporation, Hired by Matrix, Inc., Pyramid
Consulting, Inc., and Act 1 Group Inc. d/b/a/ - Agile,
Westminster, Massachusetts, who are engaged in activities related
to the production of fire alarm panels and wiring harnesses for
fire alarm panels 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 SimplexGrinnell LP, also known as Tyco Fire
Protection Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco
International Plc, including on-site leased workers from
Adecco USA, Inc., Complete Staffing Solutions, Inc., GDKN
Corporation, Hired by Matrix, Inc., Pyramid Consulting,
Inc., and Act 1 Group Inc. d/b/a/ - Agile, Westminster,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 1, 2014, 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 16th day of October, 2015

/s/Hope D. Kinglock
______________________________
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance