DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,198

SHOREWOOD PACKAGING CORPORATION
CONSUMER PACKAGING DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM TALENT TREE
WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT

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 25, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Shorewood Packaging Corporation, Consumer Packaging
Division, Waterbury, Connecticut. The workers are engaged in the
production of rigid boxes, specialty packaging, and vacuum forming.
The investigation revealed that Shorewood Packaging
Corporation, Waterbury, Connecticut, also leased on-site workers
from Talent Tree.
The investigation revealed that employment and sales at the
subject firm declined during the relevant period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's primary
declining customers regarding purchases of rigid boxes, specialty
packaging, and vacuum forming in 2005, 2006, and January through
September 2007 over the corresponding 2006 period. The survey
revealed increased import purchases while reducing purchases from
the subject firm during the relevant period.
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 determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with rigid boxes, specialty packaging,
and vacuum forming produced by Shorewood Packaging Corporation,
Consumer Packaging Division, Waterbury, Connecticut, 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 Shorewood Packaging Corporation, Division of
Consumer Packaging, Waterbury, Connecticut including on-site
leased workers from Talent Tree who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September 24,
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 11th day of December 2007


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