DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-39,468

VECO ALASKA, INC.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on June 18, 2001, and filed on behalf of workers at VECO
Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. The workers were engaged in
electrical, engineering and administrative services.
The investigation revealed that the workers of VECO Alaska,
Inc., Anchorage, Alaska do not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(3) of the Act. The Department of Labor
has consistently determined that the performance of services does
not constitute production of an article, as required by Section
222 of the Trade Act of 1974, and this determination has been
upheld in the U. S. Court of Appeals.


Workers of VECO Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska may be
certified only if their separation was caused importantly by a
reduced demand for their services from a parent firm, a firm
otherwise related to the subject firm by ownership, or a firm
related by control. Additionally, the reduction in demand for
services must originate at a production facility whose workers
independently meet the statutory criteria for certification and
the reduction must directly relate to the product impacted by
imports. These conditions have not been met for workers at the
subject firm.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of VECO
Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, are denied eligibility to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 5th day of July, 2001.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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