DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,068

JOHNSON & JOHNSON CPC
OPERATIONS DIVISION
INCLUDING ON SITE LEASED WORKERS OF ETCON, INC., VEND, INC.,
JACKSON LAWN CARE AND MAINTENANCE, ABM, AND SECURITAS
ROYSTON, GEORGIA

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 April 28, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Johnson & Johnson CPC, Operations Division, Royston, Georgia. The
workers produce consumer products including powders, cotton swabs,
toothbrushes and dental floss. Workers are not separately
identifiable by product.
The subject firm also leased on-site workers from Etcon, Inc.,
Vend, Inc., Jackson Lawn Care and Maintenance, ABM and Securitas
during the relevant period.
The investigation revealed that employment declined in January
through March 2005 compared with January through March 2004.
The subject firm has begun shifting production of consumer
products to a country (Mexico) that is party to a 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 addition, 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 from
the workers firm or subdivision to Mexico 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 Johnson & Johnson CPC, Operations Division,
including on-site leased workers of Etcon, Inc., Vend, Inc.,
Jackson Lawn Care and Maintenance, ABM and Securitas, Royston,
Georgia who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after April 15, 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 11th day of May 2005.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance