DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,672

CONNOR MANUFACTURING SERVICES, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT
PROFESSIONALS AND CODY STAFFING
FAIRVIEW, OREGON

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; and

(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and

(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and

(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on April 7, 2016 by a state workforce official on behalf
of workers of Connor Manufacturing Services, Inc., Fairview,
Oregon (Connor Manufacturing). The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of custom metal parts. The
subject worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Express Employment Professionals and Cody Staffing.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and customers.
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)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of custom metal parts produced by Connor
Manufacturing have decreased.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because customer
imports of articles like or directly competitive with the
articles produced by Connor Manufacturing have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased customer imports contributed importantly to the
worker group separations and sales/production declines at
Connor Manufacturing.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Connor Manufacturing
Services, Inc., Fairview, Oregon, who are engaged in activities
related to the production of custom metal parts 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 Connor Manufacturing Services, Inc.,
including on-site leased workers from Express Employment
Professionals and Cody Staffing, Fairview, Oregon, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 6, 2015 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 9th day of May 2016.
/s/Jessica R. Webster
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JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance