DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,521

DEKKO ENGINEERING
MANITOWOC, 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
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 on May 13, 2002, in response
to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers at Dekko
Engineering, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The workers at the subject
firm were engaged in employment related to the production of
modular wiring harnesses for open office furniture.
This investigation revealed that production and employment
at the subject plant decreased during the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed major customers of the
subject firm regarding their purchases of modular wiring
harnesses for open office furniture in the 2000-2001 and the
January to April, 2001-2002 periods. Respondents indicated that
they reduced purchases from the subject firm and increased
imports in one or more sets of time periods.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Dekko
Engineering, Manitowoc, 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 Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Dekko Engineering, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after April 16, 2001, 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 7th day of August, 2002

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