DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,544

ITW ALMA
A SUBSIDIARY OF ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
AND AUTOMATION PERSONNEL
KENNESAW, GEORGIA

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 17, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
ITW Alma, a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works Incorporated,
Kennesaw, Georgia. The workers produce adhesive mats, cleanroom
labels and coated film products for industrial use. The workers are
not separately identifiable by product produced.
The investigation revealed that ITW Alma also employed leased
workers from Global Employment Solutions and Automation Personnel.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of adhesive mats, cleanroom labels and coated
film products to The Philippines. The investigation further
revealed that the subject firm has also increased imports of
adhesive mats, cleanroom labels and coated film products to 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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to The Philippines, of articles like
or directly competitive with adhesive mats, cleanroom labels and
coated film products produced by ITW Alma, a subsidiary of Illinois
Tool Works Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia, 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 ITW Alma, a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works
Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia, including on-site leased
workers from Global Employment Solutions and Automation
Personnel, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 16, 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 26th day of June 2008


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