DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,136

ITW AUTO-SLEEVE
A SUBSIDIARY OF ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
TWINSBURG, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for
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 23, 2004 and filed on
behalf of workers at ITW Auto-Sleeve, a subsidiary of Illinois Tool
Works, Twinsburg, Ohio. The workers produce sleeve labels for
bottlers.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined at the subject firm from 2002 to 2003. The
subject firm ceased production in March 2004.
The investigation also revealed that company imports of sleeve
labels increased during the relevant 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess
skills that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers'
industry (i.e., conditions within the industry are
adverse).
The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that the workers at the subject
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.









Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive produced at the subject firm
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of ITW Auto-Sleeve, a subsidiary of Illinois Tool
Works, Twinsburg, Ohio, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 11, 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."
I further determine that all workers of ITW Auto-Sleeve, a
subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Twinsburg, Ohio, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 29th day of June, 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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