DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,075

PAXAR AMERICAS, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF PAXAR CORPORATION
SAYER, PENNSYLVANIA

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, 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 October 5, 2005, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Paxar
Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Paxar Corporation, Sayer,
Pennsylvania. The workers produce tags and labels for apparel.
Production, sales and employment declined at the subject
firm during January through September of 2005 when compared to
the same period in 2004.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm
shifted production of tags and labels for apparel to beneficiary
countries (Honduras and the Dominican Republic) under the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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
group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that 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.
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 workers skills are easily transferable in the local
area.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico,
Honduras, and the Dominican Republic 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:
"Workers of Paxar Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Paxar
Corporation, Sayer, Pennsylvania, engaged in the production
of tags and labels for apparel, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 4,
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



I further determine that workers of Paxar Americas, Inc., a
subsidiary of Paxar Corporation, Sayer, Pennsylvania, engaged in
the production of tags and labels for apparel, are denied
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 10th of November 2005.

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