DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,564

LAB-LINE INSTRUMENTS, INC.
A DIVISION OF BARNSTEAD INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF AEROTECK,
STERLING ENGINEERING
AND MANPOWER
MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS

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 February 11, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Lab Line Instruments, Inc., a division of Barnstead International,
Melrose Park, Illinois. The workers at the subject firm produce
scientific lab equipment; they are not separately identifiable.
The subject firm leased some of its on-site workers from
Aerotek, Oak Park, Illinois; Sterling Engineering, Countryside,
Illinois; and Manpower, Park Ridge, Illinois during the relevant
period.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
decreased in 2004 in comparison with 2003.
The investigation revealed that the firm has shifted
production of scientific lab equipment from the Park Ridge,
Illinois plant to Malaysia. Furthermore, it is likely that imports
of scientific lab equipment will increase.
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 determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Malaysia of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Lab Line Instruments, Inc., a division of
Barnstead International, including on-site leased workers from
Aerotek, Sterling Engineering, and Manpower, Melrose Park,
Illinois, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 3, 2004, 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 2nd day of March 2005.

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