DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,978

B.A.G. CORPORTION
WINZEN FILM, INC.
BETTER AGRICULTURE GOALS
A DIVISION OF SUPER SACK BAG, INC.
SAVOY, TEXAS

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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 18, 2005,
applicable to workers of B.A.G. Corporation, a Division of Super
Sack Bag, Inc., Savoy, Texas. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on November 9, 2005 (70 FR 68099).
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
were engaged in support activities for an affiliated plant
engaged in the production of flexible intermediate bulk
containers (bulk bags).
New information shows that the B.A.G. Corporation, Winzen
Film, Inc. and Better Agriculture Goals are divisions of Super
Sack Bag, Inc. Workers separated from employment at the subject
firm had their wages reported under two separate unemployment
insurance (UI) tax accounts for Winzen Film, Inc. and Better
Agriculture Goals.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
properly reflect this matter.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of B.A.G. Corporation, Savoy, Texas who were
adversely affected by a shift of production to Mexico.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-57,978 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of B.A.G. Corporation, Winzen Film, Inc.
and Better Agriculture, Goals, A Division of Super Sack
Bag, Inc., Savoy, Texas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after September 15,
2004, through October 18, 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 18th day of January 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

_______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,978

B.A.G. CORPORATION
A DIVISION OF SUPER SACK BAG, INC.
SAVOY, TEXAS

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), as amended, 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 in response to a petition
received on September 16, 2005 and filed by a State Agency on
behalf of workers at B.A.G. Corporation, Savoy, Texas. The
workers were engaged in support activities for an affiliated
plant engaged in the production of flexible intermediate bulk
containers (bulk bags).



The investigation revealed that employment at the B.A.G.
Corporation, Savoy, Texas declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that B.A.G. Corporation,
Savoy, Texas is in support of a recently certified Trade
Adjustment Assistance affiliated plant. That certification was
based on a shift in plant production to Mexico during the
relevant period.
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 subject facility are
over age 50 and do not possess skills that are 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 like
or directly competitive with those produced by the firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of B.A.G. Corporation, Savoy, Texas who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
September 15, 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 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 18th day of October, 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance