DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,017

P.H. GLATFELTER CO.
D/B/A GLATFELTER
SPRING GROVE FACILITY
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
ACSYS
TAC WORLDWIDE COMPANIES
ADECCO
MANPOWER
SPRING GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

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 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 June 3, 2004, in
response to a petition filed jointly by a company official and
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers
International Union, Local 2-1303, on behalf of the workers at
P.H. Glatfelter Co., d/b/a Glatfelter, Spring Grove Facility,
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. The workers produce specialty paper
and engineered products; i.e. trade book paper. The workers are
not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that P.H. Glatfelter Co. leased
production workers from ACSYS, TAC Worldwide Companies, Adecco,
and Manpower.
The investigation further revealed that sales and
employment at the subject firm declined from January through May
2004 when compared to the same time period in 2003.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of trade book paper. This
survey revealed increases in customer imports of trade book
paper during the relevant time period.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
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 conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced at Glatfelter,
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania contributed importantly to the
decline in sales or production and to the total or partial
separation of workers of that firm. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:



"All workers of P.H. Glatfelter Co., d/b/a Glatfelter,
Spring Grove Facility, including leased workers of ACSYS,
TAC Worldwide Companies, Adecco, and Manpower, Spring
Grove, Pennsylvania who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 2, 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 June, 2004.


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