DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,091

ESSELTE CORPORATION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PEOPLE LINK STAFFING AND
TRILLUM STAFFING
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS

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 March 12, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Esselte Corporation, Kankakee, Illinois. Workers at the subject
firm manufacture Index, report covers, box, file/card guides, x-ray
HFF, paint & present, sorters, file folders. The subject firm also
houses an administrative department.
The subject firm also leased workers from People Link Staffing
and Trillum Staffing.
Employment declines or the threat of employment declines at
the subject firm are related to a shift in production from the
Esselte Corporation, Kankakee, Illinois, to a country (Mexico) that
is party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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.
A significant number of workers at the subject 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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico 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:
"All workers of Esselte Corporation, Kankakee, Illinois,
including on-site leased workers from People Link Staffing and
Trillum Staffing, who became totally separated from employment
on or after March 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 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 20th day of April 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole
_____________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance