DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,870
FREEDOM PLASTICS LLC
JOLIET, ILLINOIS - 50

TA-W-50,870A
FREEDOM PLASTICL LLC
SHEFFIELD, ILLINOIS - 55

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, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 12, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers of
Freedom Plastics, LLC, Joliet, Illinois and Sheffield, Illinois.
The workers produce refrigerator components.
The investigation revealed that a significant portion of
workers at the subject company have been separated or are
threatened with separation from employment and that production at
the subject company is expected to cease completely during the
relevant time period.
The investigation also revealed that imports by the subject
company's customers increased significantly during the period of
production decline at the firm.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with refrigerator components produced
at Freedom Plastics, LLC, Joliet and Sheffield, Illinois
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Freedom Plastics, LLC, Joliet and Sheffield,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 10, 2002 through two years from
the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 21st day of February 2003.


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