DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,081

STARKEY LABORATORIES
GLENCOE, MINNESOTA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), 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 Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 24, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Starkey
Laboratories, Glencoe, Minnesota. The workers produce hearing aid
parts.
Workers at the subject plant were certified eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance on September 11, 2002 (TA-W-42,366).
That certification expired on September 11, 2004.
Declines in employment at the Glencoe plant are related to a
continuing shift of production from the facility to a country
(Mexico) under a free trade agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:
"All workers of Starkey Laboratories, Glencoe, Minnesota who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 12, 2004 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 4th day of January 2005

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance