DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,225

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKERS - PASLODE
NAILS UNIT DIVISION
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on October 10, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Illinois Tool Workers - Paslode, Nail Unit
Division, Augusta, Arkansas. Workers at the subject firm
manufacture paper tape collated strip nails. Workers are not
separately identifiable by product.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production declined during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the company increased
their imports of paper tape collated strip nails 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 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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with paper tape collated strip nails
produced by Illinois Tool Workers - Paslode, Nail Unit Division,
Augusta, Arkansas, contributed importantly to the total or partial
separation of workers and to the decline in sales or production at
that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Illinois Tool Workers - Paslode, Nail Unit
Division, Augusta, Arkansas, including on-site leased workers
from Ambassador Staffing and Staffmark, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after October 9,
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 17th day of November 2006

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance