DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,493

ALSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
DENTAL FLOSSERS DEPARTMENT
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
ET STAFFING, INC., AND
EXPRESS PERSONNEL SERVICES
STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on May 10, 2007, and filed on behalf of workers at Alsco
Industries, Inc., Dental Flossers Department, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts. The worker group also includes leased workers of ET
Staffing, Inc., and Express Personnel Services working on site at
Alsco Industries, Inc., Dental Flossers Department, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts. The workers produce dental flossers.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment declined at the subject facility during the relevant
period.
The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the subject
firm's major declining customers regarding their purchases of
dental flossers during 2005, 2006, and January through April 2007
over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey revealed that a
major customer increased its purchases of imported dental flossers,
while decreasing its purchases from the subject firm during the
relevant time 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 a significant number of
workers in the workers' firm are not 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with dental flossers and plastic
hardware produced at Alsco Industries, Inc., Dental Flossers
Department, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, 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 Alsco Industries, Inc., Dental Flossers
Department, including on-site leased workers of ET Staffing,
Inc., and Express Personnel Services, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 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;"
I further determine that all workers of Alsco Industries,
Inc., Dental Flossers Department, including on-site leased workers
of ET Staffing, Inc., and Express Personnel Services, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, 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 11th day of June, 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance