DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,746

DJ INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ADECCO AND STAFF STORE
EL PASO, 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, 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 January 11, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at DJ Inc., El Paso, Texas the workers produce plastic
injection molded products.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm employs
on-site leased workers from Adecco and Staff Store.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm is threatened and a WARN Act notice has been issued.
The investigation revealed that the threatened decline in
employment at the subject firm is related to a shift in
production of plastic injection molded products, to Mexico, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
In addition, 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 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 has been a shift in
production from DJ Inc., El Paso, Texas to Mexico of articles
that are like or directly competitive with the plastic injection
molded products produced by that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of DJ Inc., El Paso, Texas, including on-site
leased workers of Adecco and Staff Store at DJ Inc., El
Paso, Texas who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 10, 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 2nd day of February, 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance