DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,301

QUEBECOR WORLD NORTHEAST GRAPHICS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
AHEAD HUMAN RESOURCES AND SUN CHEMICAL COMPANY
NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on May
16, 2008, applicable to workers of Quebecor World Northeast
Graphics, Inc., including on-site temporary workers from Ahead
Human Resources, North Haven, Connecticut. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2008 (73 FR
30977).
At the request of the State agency, the Department
reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm.
The workers were engaged in the production of general
commercial printed products.
New information shows that worker separations have
occurred involving employees of Sun Chemical Company employed
on-site at the North Haven, Connecticut location of Quebecor
World Northeast Graphics, Inc. The Sun Chemical workers
produced the ink used in the production of general commercial
printed products at the North Haven, Connecticut location of
the subject firm, and are sufficiently under the control of
the subject firm to be considered leased workers.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include all workers of Sun Chemical working
on-site at the North Haven, Connecticut location of the
subject firm.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to
include all workers employed at Quebecor World Northeast
Graphics, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut who were adversely
affected by a shift in production of general commercial
printed products to Canada.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-63,301 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Quebecor World Northeast Graphics,
Inc., including on-site leased workers from Ahead
Human Resources and Sun Chemical, North Haven,
Connecticut, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after May 2, 2007,
through May 16, 2010, 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 11th day of June 2008

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance
4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,301

QUEBECOR WORLD NORTHEAST GRAPHICS, INC.
INCLUDING WORKERS OF AHEAD HUMMAN RESOURCES
NORTH HAVEN, 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, 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 (TAA), 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)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 5, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by the Connecticut Rapid Response
Coordinator on behalf of workers of Quebecor World Northeast
Graphics, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut. Workers produce
general commercial printed products. Workers are not separately
identifiable by specific product. The worker group includes on-
site temporary workers from Ahead Human Resources.
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment
at the subject firm are related to a shift in production of
general commercial printed products to Canada, a country that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
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 has been a shift in
production from the workers’ firm or subdivision to Canada of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Quebecor World Northeast Graphics, Inc.,
including on-site temporary workers from Ahead Human
Resources, North Haven, Connecticut, who became totally
separated from employment on May 2, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 16th day of May 2008


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








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