DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,352

FRIEDMAN BAG COMPANY, INC.
PORTLAND, OREGON

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on March 28, 2003, in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Friedman Bag Company,
Inc., Portland, Oregon. The workers at the subject facility
provide sales, warehouse and distribution services.
The investigation revealed that the petitioning workers of
this firm do not produce an article within the meaning of Section
222 of the Act. The Department of Labor has consistently
determined that the performance of services does not constitute
production of an article, as required by Section 222 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and this determination has been upheld in the U.S.
Court of Appeals.




Workers of the subject firm may be certified only if their
separation was caused importantly by a reduced demand for their
services from their firm or a firm related by control.
Additionally, the reduction in demand for services must originate
at a production facility whose workers independently meet the
statutory criteria for certification, and the reduction must
directly relate to the product impacted by imports. These
conditions have not been met for workers at this facility.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of Friedman
Bag Company, Inc., Portland, Oregon are denied eligibility to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 28th day of April, 2003.

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