DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,145

ALLTRISTA PLASTICS, LLC
d/b/a JARDEN PLASTIC SOLUTIONS
TUPPER LAKE DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF PENSKI, INC.
TUPPER LAKE, NEW YORK

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.
This investigation was initiated on April 7, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Alltrista Plastics, LLC., d/b/a Jarden Plastic
Solutions, Tupper Lake Division, Tupper Lake, New York. The
workers produce plastic cutlery.
The worker group includes on-site leased workers from
Penski, Inc.
Employment and production at the Tupper Lake facility
declined from 2006 to 2007.
The subject firm has begun shifting production of plastic
cutlery from the Tupper Lake facility to China, and imports from
China have increased since 2006. These imports have replaced
production at the Tupper Lake facility.
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 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 was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Alltrista Plastics, LLC., d/b/a Jarden
Plastic Solutions, including on-site leased workers from
Penski, Inc., Tupper Lake Division, Tupper Lake, New York,
who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after April 4, 2007 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 23rd day of April 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance