DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,225

ALCOA FUJIKURA LTD.
HEAVY TRUCK & INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
SHELBYVILLE, KENTUCKY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the
Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the
requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on October 16, 2000, and filed on behalf of workers at
Alcoa Fujikura, Heavy Truck & Industrial Division, Shelbyville,
Kentucky. The workers produce electrical wiring harnesses.
On December 18, 2000, workers of the subject firm were
certified eligible to apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment
Assistance under petition number NAFTA-4267.
Findings of this investigation revealed that production and
employment at the subject plant declined in the relevant time
period.  The investigation also revealed that the subject firm is
increasing its reliance on imported electrical wiring harnesses.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with electrical wiring harnesses
produced by Alcoa Fujikura, Heavy Truck & Industrial Division,
Shelbyville, Kentucky, contributed importantly to the decline in
sales or production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Alcoa Fujikura, Heavy Truck & Industrial
Division, Shelbyville, Kentucky, engaged in employment related
to the production of electrical wiring harnesses, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
October 6, 1999, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 22nd day of December, 2000.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance