DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,678

SUPER SACK VA, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF B.A.G. CORP.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
PENNINGTON GAP, VIRGINIA

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 August 5, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Super Sack VA, Inc., A Subsidiary of B.A.G. Corp., Manufacturing
Division, Pennington Gap, Virginia. The workers produce flexible
intermediate bulk containers also known as bulk bags.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from January through July 2005, when compared to the same
time period in 2004.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of flexible intermediate
bulk containers to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free
trade agreement with the United States.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified eligible
to apply for trade adjustment assistance (TA-W-52,309), which
expired on August 5, 2005.
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 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 Super Sack VA, Inc., A Subsidiary of B.A.G.
Corp., Manufacturing Division, Pennington Gap, Virginia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after August 6, 2005 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 8th day of September 2005
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance