DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,769

TSI GRAPHICS
EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

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.
The investigation was initiated on July 30, 2008 in response
to a petition filed by a state agency representative on behalf of
workers of TSI Graphics, Effingham, Illinois. The workers produce
prepress graphic products for textbooks. Specifically, workers
assemble book pages from manuscripts or computer files supplied by
the customer. The workers, using a variety of software, bring all
of the type, images and design elements together to make a
completed page and finished book in PDF file format.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined during the period of January through July 2008, when
compared to the same time period in 2007.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that a portion of the
production of prepress graphic products has been shifted to India,
the Philippines, and Spain. The subject firm increased imports of
prepress graphic products during the relevant period.
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 India, the Philippines, and
Spain 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 TSI Graphics, Effingham, Illinois, who became
totally separated from employment on July 28, 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 4th day of September 2008


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