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TAW-60778  /  Northern Expediting Corporation (Union, NJ)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 01/09/2006
Filed Date: 01/17/2007
Most Recent Update: 01/23/2007
Determination Date: 01/23/2007
Expiration Date: 01/23/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,778

NORTHERN EXPEDITING CORPORATION
UNION, NEW JERSEY

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 January 17, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Northern Expediting Corporation, Union, New Jersey.
Workers of the subject firm manufacture printed flexible packaging
(printed candy wrappers.)
The investigation revealed that employment and production
declined from 2005 to 2006.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of printed flexible packaging (printed candy
wrappers) during the relevant period.
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.
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 (1.) has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that fewer than three workers at
the subject firm are age 50 or over.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with printed flexible packaging
(printed candy wrappers) produced by Northern Expediting
Corporation, Union, New Jersey, 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 Northern Expediting Corporation, Union, New
Jersey, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 9, 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
I further determine that all workers of Northern Expediting
Corporation, Union, New Jersey are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of January 2007


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