DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,117

PECO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
PORTLAND, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 1, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a State agency representative on
behalf of workers of Peco Manufacturing Company, Inc., Portland,
Oregon. The workers produce plastic modules for airplanes including
such items as reading lights, oxygen masks, T115 thermostats and
passenger service units. Workers are not separately identifiable by
product line.
The investigation revealed that Peco Manufacturing Company,
Inc., Portland, Oregon supplied component parts for commercial
aircraft and a loss of business with a manufacturer of commercial
aircraft whose workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance contributed importantly to the separation or
threat of separation of workers at the subject firm.
In addition, In order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Peco Manufacturing
Company, Inc., Portland, Oregon qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:



"All workers of Peco Manufacturing Company, Inc., Portland,
Oregon, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 22, 2003, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 29th day of December, 2004

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