DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,522

BROCKWAY MOULD, INC.
BROCKPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

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, 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 June 12, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by the United Steelworkers, Local
71 on behalf of workers of Brockway Mould, Inc., Brockport,
Pennsylvania. Workers produce mould equipment for glass
containers.
Workers of the subject firm were certified eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance, TA-W-59,427, based on a shift
in production of mould equipment for glass containers to Mexico.
This certification expired on June 19, 2008.
This investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined during the period of January through May 2008 when
compared to the same time period in 2007. There is a threat of
further employment declines after the June 19, 2008 expiration
of TA-W-59,427.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
shifted a portion of the production of mould equipment for glass
containers to a beneficiary country (Columbia) under the Andean
Trade Preference Act.
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 Columbia 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 Brockway Mould, Inc., Brockport,
Pennsylvania, who became totally separated from employment
on June 20, 2008, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 24th day of June 2008

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance