DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,805

SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC.
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS

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 July 8, 2002, and filed by a company official on behalf
of workers at Schneider Automation Inc., North Andover,
Massachusetts. The workers produce industrial control, software,
and network/communication products.


The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that company imports of
industrial control, software, and network/communication products
increased absolutely during the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with industrial control, software, and
network/communication products produced by Schneider Automation
Inc., North Andover, Massachusetts, 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 Schneider Automation Inc., North Andover,
Massachusetts, engaged in employment related to the production
of industrial control, software, and network/communication
products, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after July 1, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of September, 2002.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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