Corrected
5/18/05
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,728
ALCAN PACKAGING
CARTON MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
HTSS, ON ASSIGNMENT/LAB SUPPORT AND MANPOWER
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA

Amended 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 issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on April 20, 2005,
applicable to workers of Alcan Packaging, including leased
workers of HTSS, Allied Personnel Services, Aerotek, On
Assignment/Lab Support, Barton Associates, Synerfac Technical
Staffing, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Accountemps and Office
Team, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on May 16, 2005 (70 FR 25862).
At the request of a company official and the State agency,
the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the
subject firm. New information shows that only on-site leased
workers of HTSS, On Assignment/Lab Support, and Manpower were
employed in the Carton Manufacturing Department, Alcan Packaging,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include only on-site leased workers of HTSS, On
Assignment/Lab Support and Manpower working at the Carton
Manufacturing, Alcan Packaging, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The intent of the Department's certification is to include
all workers employed at Alcan Packaging Company, Carton
Manufacturing Department who were adversely affected by a shift
in production to Canada.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,728 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Alcan Packaging, Carton Manufacturing
Department, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, including on-site
leased workers of HTSS, On Assignment/Lab Support, and
Manpower, employed in the Carton Manufacturing
Department, Alcan Packaging, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 9, 2004, through April 20,
2007, 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 12th day of May 2005.

/s/ Richard Church

________________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,728

ALCAN PACKAGING
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF
HTSS
ALLIED PERSONNEL SERVICES
AEROTEK
ON ASSIGNMENT (LAB SUPPORT)
BARTON ASSOCIATES
SYNERFAC TECHNICAL STAFFING
REMEDY INTELLIGENT STAFFING
ACCOUNTEMPS
AND
OFFICE TEAM
BETHLEHEM, 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, 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 March 10, 2005 in response to
a petition filed by the company on behalf of workers of Alcan
Packaging, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Workers at the subject firm
produce printed folding cartons. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from HTSS, Aerotek, On Assignment (Lab Support),
Barton Associates, Synerfac Technical Staffing, Remedy Intelligent
Staffing, Accountemps and Office Team.
Declines in employment at the subject plant are threatened,
and are attributed to a shift in production of printed folding
cartons to Canada, a country that is party to free trade agreement
with the United States.
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 there was a shift in production of
printed folding cartons produced at Alcan Packaging, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, to Canada. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Alcan Packaging, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
including on-site leased workers from HTSS, Aerotek, On
Assignment (Lab Support), Barton Associates, Synerfac
Technical Staffing, Remedy Intelligent Staffing, Accountemps
and Office Team, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after March 9, 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 20th day of April 2005.
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance