Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 10/22/2003
Filed Date: 10/25/2004
Most Recent Update: 11/18/2004
Determination Date: 11/18/2004
Expiration Date: 11/18/2006
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-55,853
AVERY DENNISON
SUMMIT PLANT
FORMERLY KNOWN AS L&E PACK
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ADECCO
GREENSBORO, 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, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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 on October 25, 2004, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Avery
Dennison, Summit Plant, formerly known as L&E Pack, Greensboro,
North Carolina. Workers at the subject firm produce tags and labels
for the garment industry; workers are not separately identifiable
by product line.
The subject firm also leased some workers from Adecco,
Greensboro, North Carolina.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2003 through January through October 2004.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that some of the
production of tags and labels at the subject firm shifted from
Greensboro, North Carolina to a country (Mexico) that is a party to
a free trade agreement with the United States and also to a country
(El Salvador) that is named as a beneficiary under the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 product from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico and El Salvador 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 Avery Dennison, Summit Plant, formerly known
as L&E Pack, including on-site leased workers of Adecco,
Greensboro, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 22, 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 in Washington, D. C. this 18th day of November 2004.
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance