DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,342

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.
DALLAS, TEXAS

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), 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 9, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers
of Bemis Company Inc., Dallas, Texas. The workers at the
subject facility provide administrative support service
functions in support of the firm's production of bakery bags.
The investigation revealed employment at Bemis Company,
Inc., Dallas, Texas, declined in January through June 2005 when
compared to the same time period the previous year.
Workers of the subject firm supported the bakery bag
production facility in West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under petition number TA-W-57,252, based on increased
customer imports of bakery bags.
In addition, 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 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 in the local
commuting area.

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 skills of the worker
group are easily transferable in the local commuting area.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with bakery bags produced by Bemis
Company Inc. contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production
at that facility or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Bemis Company Inc., Dallas, Texas, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after June 8, 2004, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974;" and
I further determine that all workers of Bemis Company Inc.,
Dallas, Texas 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 1st day of July, 2005.

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