DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,548

KASO PLASTICS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM KELLY SERVICES
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

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 an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a
secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended,
must be met. It is determined in this case that the
requirements of (b) of Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 11, 2007, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of KASO
Plastics, Inc., Vancouver, Washington. The workers are engaged
in the production of plastic injection molded parts.
The investigation revealed that KASO Plastics, Inc.,
Vancouver, Washington supplies component parts and a loss of
business with a manufacturer of class 8 commercial vehicles,
and electronic throttle controls and pneumatic valves whose
workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance contributed importantly to the separation or threat
of separation of workers at KASO Plastics, Inc., Vancouver,
Washington.
The KASO Plastics, Inc., Vancouver, Washington also leased
on-site workers from Kelly Services.
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 assis-
tance (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 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 workers of KASO Plastics, Inc.,
Vancouver, Washington, qualify as adversely affected secondary
workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of KASO Plastics, Inc., Vancouver,
Washington, including on-site leased workers from Kelly
Services, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 3, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of January 2008



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