DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,746

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
GREEN BAY OPERATIONS
(BROADWAY, MASON STREET, AND ECOSOURCE)
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ENCADRIA STAFFING SOLUTIONS
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

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 July 14, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Green Bay Operations, Green Bay,
Wisconsin. The workers produce napkins, towels, and tissue.
The investigation revealed that Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Green Bay Operations, Green Bay, Wisconsin, encompasses three
locations; Broadway, Mason Street, and Ecosource.
The subject firm workers were certified eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under petition number TA-W-55,156, which
expired August 12, 2006.
This investigation revealed that the preponderance in the
declines in employment at Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Green Bay
Operations, Green Bay, Wisconsin, is related to a shift in
production of napkins, towels, and tissue to a country (Mexico)
that is a party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 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 the napkins, towels, and tissue
produced by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Green Bay
Operations (Broadway, Mason Street and Ecosource), including
on-site leased workers from Encadria Staffing Solutions, Green
Bay, Wisconsin, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 13, 2006 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 14th day of August 2006.


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