DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-38,678

MONONA WIRE CORPORATION
WAUZEKA, WISCONSIN

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 eligi-
bility 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 February 12, 2001, filed on behalf of workers at
Monona Wire Corporation, Wauzeka, Wisconsin. The workers were
engaged in the production of wire harness assemblies.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm have all declined in the relevant
period.


The production of wire harness assemblies in Wauzeka is being
transferred abroad for subsequent import. Imports into the
United States have begun and are contributing to separations at
the subject plant.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increased imports from offshore of
articles like or directly competitive with wire harness
assemblies produced at Monona Wire Corporation, Wauzeka,
Wisconsin, 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 Monona Wire Corporation, Wauzeka, Wisconsin
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after January 31, 2000, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 7th day of March, 2001.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance