Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,195

DELUXE MEDIA SERVICES LLC.
WAYNE, MICHIGAN

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 September 24, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Deluxe
Media Services LLC., Wayne, Michigan. The workers provide
logistics services for the firm's DVD manufacturing facility.
Employment at the subject firm declined from September 18,
2006 to September 18, 2007. The subject facility has closed.
The investigation revealed that the decline in employment
at the subject firm is related to the increased imports of DVDs
like or directly competitive with those produced by the Deluxe
Media Services LLC., North Little Rock, Arkansas. Workers of
the Deluxe Media facility, in North Little Rock, Arkansas were
certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance on April
5, 2007, under petition number TA-W-60,968.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor here
in 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with DVDs produced by Deluxe Media
Services LLC 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 Deluxe Media Services LLC., Wayne,
Michigan, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 18, 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 5th day of October, 2007.

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