DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,770

THERMO RAMSEY LLC
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM WORKSPEND AND DCR
WORKFORCE
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

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 March 4, 2020 by the state workforce office on behalf
of workers and former workers of Thermo Ramsey LLC, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Thermo Ramsey-Chemical Analysis). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of food inspection and bulk handling equipment. The subject
worker group includes on-site leased workers from Workspend and
DCR Workforce.
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 Thermo Ramsey-Chemical
Analysis 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 partially shifted to a foreign country(s) the
production of a(n) article like or directly competitive with the
article(s) produced by the subject workers which contributed
importantly to worker group separations at Thermo Ramsey-
Chemical Analysis.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Thermo Ramsey-
Chemical Analysis, who are engaged in activities related to the
production of food inspection and bulk handling 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 Thermo Ramsey LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Chemical
Analysis Division, including on-site leased workers from
Workspend and DCR Workforce, Minneapolis, Minnesota, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 3, 2019 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 23rd day of March 2020.

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