DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,557

PAXAR AMERICAS
FORMERLY PAXAR CORPORATION
PRINTED LABEL DIVISION (SNOW HILL TAPE)
SNOW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

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), 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated November 18, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Paxar Americas, formerly Paxar Corporation, Printed Label Division
(Snow Hill Tape), Snow Hill, North Carolina. The workers at the
subject division produce woven tape.
The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers at the subject division are threatened with separation.
Furthermore, the preponderance in the declines in employment
at the subject division is related to a shift in production of
printed labels to China; Mexico, which is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States; and Honduras and the Dominican
Republic, which are party to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China, Mexico, Honduras,
and the Dominican Republic 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 Paxar Americas, formerly Paxar Corporation,
Printed Label Division (Snow Hill Tape), Snow Hill, North
Carolina who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 17, 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, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 24th day of November 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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